Shelley Meyer hair on fire Ohio State

Shelley Meyer, the wife of Urban Meyer, saw her hair catch on fire during her 50th birthday celebration.

(Nicki Meyer Instagram account)

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- While Urban Meyer attended the College Football Awards show in Orlando on Thursday night, his wife's hair caught on fire.

So ... happy birthday, Shelley Meyer.

Urban Meyer apparently married the right woman. Anyone remember this quote from the introductory news conference when Meyer was hired in 2011?

"I want a bunch of coaches that coach like their hair's on fire," Meyer said then.

Shelley Meyer appears to understand that.

Happy bday to me as my hair catches on fire while blowing out candles. #shelleymeyergirlonfire 🔥 pic.twitter.com/AmLVIZuceB — Shelley ❌eyer (@spinnershells) December 12, 2014

This is a big year for the Meyer family. And not just because the Buckeyes made the College Football Playoff.

Urban Meyer celebrated his 50th birthday over the summer, and the first couple of Ohio State football celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary. For that, the Meyer family took a trip to Florida. And everyone seemed to survive without getting singed.

Happy 50th to the most amazing dad! #50andfabulous A photo posted by Nicki Meyer (@nicki_meyer7) on Jul 7, 2014 at 8:47am PDT

Things got a little more dangerous for Shelley Meyer as she celebrated her 50th. But as a veteran of the rough-and-tumble world of college football, and of social media, it seems like Shelley Meyer could handle the hair situation.

On her Twitter account, @spinnershells, she retweeted more than 25 birthday wishes, most of them related to her scorched hair. What would you expect from a woman who maintains a Twitter correspondence with an account that pretends to be her husband?

This is how the Meyer family seems to handle things. They're accustomed to life in the spotlight.

So you catch on fire, you laugh about it. The whole family does.