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Full-Text Articles in Oral History
Interview No. 1649, Jean H. Miculka
Interview No. 1649, Jean H. Miculka
Combined Interviews
Jean H. Miculka begins by describing how he attained his job as an assistant coach for the Texas Western College basketball team. He describes his first impressions of the team as promising since the freshmen consistently beat the varsity students. As a coach, he confronted various challenges that emerged as Texas Western gained notoriety; they confronted various teams who placed all their efforts in trying to defeat them. Nevertheless, it was his team’s ability to score points and to cripple the others’ defense that overcame this challenge. He never felt discrimination whenever his team played against others from the Southwest …
Interview No. 1648, David Lattin
Interview No. 1648, David Lattin
Combined Interviews
David Lattin describes his recruitment into the Texas Western College basketball team. He began as a student at Tennessee State but was unhappy there and then later transferred to Texas Western College. Mr. Lattin describes positive experiences with his new team and coach, Don Haskins. He also describes hardships and fears he encountered in the team; since he played alongside others who were taller than him, Lattin feared that someday the ball would go over his head when it was passed to him. Lattin became less weary of this as he began to build trust amongst his team members. Another …
Interview No. 1652, Togo Railey
Interview No. 1652, Togo Railey
Combined Interviews
Togo Railey discusses his recruitment and experience playing for the Texas Western College basketball team. As a basketball player in Austin High School, he had two influential coaches who influenced his decision to attend Texas Western College. While in high school, he recalls the presence of Texas-Western’s basketball coach, Don Haskins, who actively promoted basketball in El Paso and was always looking for recruits. He discusses his admiration for Coach Haskins who he describes as well mannered, a taskmaster, and basketball enthusiast. Railey also describes his first impressions of the Texas-Western basketball team, who he knew would perform well because …
Interview No. 1653, Nevil Shed
Interview No. 1653, Nevil Shed
Combined Interviews
Nevil Shed discusses his experience playing for the Texas Western College basketball team. He discusses his initial prospects of working in the fast food industry but then decided it was not a career path he wanted to follow. Shed was recruited into Texas Western College basketball team thanks to a recommendation made by a former player of the team who recommended him to Coach Don Haskins. He then describes his first impressions of El Paso, its mountains, and its friendly atmosphere. Unlike other college campuses, he enjoyed that people talked to him to ask how he was doing. Coach Haskins …
Interview No. 1646, Tyrone Bobby Joe Hill
Interview No. 1646, Tyrone Bobby Joe Hill
Combined Interviews
He was originally from Michigan but was playing at a junior college in Iowa where Don Haskins saw him play and recruited him; he was not familiar with the city or school, he was surprised by the size and warm weather; he mentions that Jim Barnes and Nolan Richardson showed him around town and people were friendly. He describes his initial impression of Don Haskins was that he was nice, but at practice found out that he was very disciplinarian; he mentions that he thought the 1965-66 team was good, but they had a quiet confidence; he addresses the story …
Interview No. 1650, Eddie Mullens
Interview No. 1650, Eddie Mullens
Combined Interviews
Eddie Mullens describes his career as a publicity director for the Texas Western College basketball team. When Coach Don Haskins first invited him to the campus, George McCarty, the athletic director, offered him a job. Mullens did not take the job at first due to the low pay, until he was called back days later with the offer of a higher salary. He believed Texas Western had a great team but did not foresee that it would make it to the national competition. Mullens is credited with giving nicknames to the team members such as Jim Barnes who he called …
Interview No. 1651, Richard Myers
Interview No. 1651, Richard Myers
Combined Interviews
Richard Myers discusses his background and experience playing for the Texas Western College basketball team that won the 1966 NCAA championship. As a native of Kansas, he discusses his optimistic first impressions of El Paso, coach Haskins, and his team. While his team attained notoriety for having five all-star African American players, Myers notes that their placement was due to their abilities, not because of their skin color. The media was responsible for placing such a heavy emphasis on his teammates’ skin color as the season progressed. He maintains that his team was not racially discriminated against as they travelled. …
Interview No. 1645, Don Haskins
Interview No. 1645, Don Haskins
Combined Interviews
He played basketball at Oklahoma A&M; he played with the Artesia Travelers in the National Industrial Basketball League; he went to a coaching clinic in Albuquerque, New Mexico where Texas Western Head Coach George McCarty convinced Don Haskins to complete his degree; explains that in the interim he took a job coaching basketball and driving the school bus in Benjamin, Texas and later Hedley, Texas. Mr. Haskins recalls that while he was coaching at Dumas, Texas, George McCarty Dean from Texas Western College recruited him to be head coach. Mr. Haskins addresses his reputation as a tough coach by stating …
Interview No. 1641, Jerry Armstrong
Interview No. 1641, Jerry Armstrong
Combined Interviews
Mr. Armstrong briefly explains how he got recruited from high school to play basketball for Coach Don Haskins; he explains that his desire to leave Missouri was to see a different part of the country; he describes the campus, climate, and friendliness of locals in El Paso and Texas Western College. Mr. Armstrong describes Don Haskins personality on and off the court as demanding but fair; he describes the 1965-66 team as very good and confident; he mentions how teams in the western U.S. did not receive the same coverage as eastern college teams at the time. Mr. Armstrong recounts …
Interview No. 1643, Willie Cager
Interview No. 1643, Willie Cager
Combined Interviews
He describes how he had to finish up courses in New York and later in El Paso in order to attend Texas Western College; he goes over how local recruiters selected him based on his basketball ability. Mr. Cager mentions that he had to adjust to the desert but that he had no real culture shock due to the diversity of his native New York City. He recounts having to adjust to Coach Haskins due to him stressing defense where he focused more on offense; he states that he was versatile and could play guard, forward, or center; he explains …
Interview No. 1647, Moe Iba
Interview No. 1647, Moe Iba
Combined Interviews
Moe Iba was an Assistant Coach for the 1965-66 Texas Western College basketball team that won the 1966 NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament; Don Haskins played for his father at Oklahoma A&M; Mr. Haskins hired him out of college; he mentions that he did not know if they would go to NCAA Championships but freshman from the previous year were now eligible to play for the varsity team and Bobby Joe Hill was getting better giving him confidence in the 1965-66 team. Addresses statement that Don Haskins called the 1966 team the worst team at the beginning of the …
Pike, Laura-Lee Oral History Interview: Parents Of Baby Boomer Generation, Geoffrey Reynolds
Pike, Laura-Lee Oral History Interview: Parents Of Baby Boomer Generation, Geoffrey Reynolds
Parents of Baby Boomer Generation
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Pike, Milton Oral History Interview: Parents Of Baby Boomer Generation, Geoffrey Reynolds
Pike, Milton Oral History Interview: Parents Of Baby Boomer Generation, Geoffrey Reynolds
Parents of Baby Boomer Generation
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Snow, Rita Oral History Interview: Parents Of Baby Boomer Generation, Geoffrey Reynolds
Snow, Rita Oral History Interview: Parents Of Baby Boomer Generation, Geoffrey Reynolds
Parents of Baby Boomer Generation
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Snow, Robert Oral History Interview: Parents Of Baby Boomer Generation, Geoffrey Reynolds
Snow, Robert Oral History Interview: Parents Of Baby Boomer Generation, Geoffrey Reynolds
Parents of Baby Boomer Generation
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Deur, Howard G Oral History Interview: Parents Of Baby Boomer Generation, Geoffrey Reynolds
Deur, Howard G Oral History Interview: Parents Of Baby Boomer Generation, Geoffrey Reynolds
Parents of Baby Boomer Generation
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Timmer, Barbara Oral History Interview: Parents Of Baby Boomer Generation, Geoffrey Reynolds
Timmer, Barbara Oral History Interview: Parents Of Baby Boomer Generation, Geoffrey Reynolds
Parents of Baby Boomer Generation
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Timmer, John Norman Oral History Interview: Parents Of Baby Boomer Generation, Geoffrey Reynolds
Timmer, John Norman Oral History Interview: Parents Of Baby Boomer Generation, Geoffrey Reynolds
Parents of Baby Boomer Generation
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Becksvoort, Julius (Juke) Oral History Interview: Parents Of Baby Boomer Generation, Geoffrey Reynolds
Becksvoort, Julius (Juke) Oral History Interview: Parents Of Baby Boomer Generation, Geoffrey Reynolds
Parents of Baby Boomer Generation
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Hoekstra, James Oral History Interview: Parents Of Baby Boomer Generation, Geoffrey Reynolds
Hoekstra, James Oral History Interview: Parents Of Baby Boomer Generation, Geoffrey Reynolds
Parents of Baby Boomer Generation
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Dykema, Caroline Oral History Interview: Parents Of Baby Boomer Generation, Geoffrey Reynolds
Dykema, Caroline Oral History Interview: Parents Of Baby Boomer Generation, Geoffrey Reynolds
Parents of Baby Boomer Generation
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Hoekstra, Grace Oral History Interview: Parents Of Baby Boomer Generation, Geoffrey Reynolds
Hoekstra, Grace Oral History Interview: Parents Of Baby Boomer Generation, Geoffrey Reynolds
Parents of Baby Boomer Generation
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Steensma, Juliana Oral History Interview: Parents Of Baby Boomer Generation, Geoffrey Reynolds
Steensma, Juliana Oral History Interview: Parents Of Baby Boomer Generation, Geoffrey Reynolds
Parents of Baby Boomer Generation
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Kozak, Eugene Oral History Interview: Parents Of Baby Boomer Generation, Michael Douma
Kozak, Eugene Oral History Interview: Parents Of Baby Boomer Generation, Michael Douma
Parents of Baby Boomer Generation
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Douma, Peter Oral History Interview: Parents Of Baby Boomer Generation, Michael Douma
Douma, Peter Oral History Interview: Parents Of Baby Boomer Generation, Michael Douma
Parents of Baby Boomer Generation
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Steensma, John Oral History Interview: Parents Of Baby Boomer Generation, Geoffrey Reynolds
Steensma, John Oral History Interview: Parents Of Baby Boomer Generation, Geoffrey Reynolds
Parents of Baby Boomer Generation
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Schipper, Lawrence Oral History Interview: Parents Of Baby Boomer Generation, Geoffrey Reynolds
Schipper, Lawrence Oral History Interview: Parents Of Baby Boomer Generation, Geoffrey Reynolds
Parents of Baby Boomer Generation
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Schipper, Jean Oral History Interview: Parents Of Baby Boomer Generation, Geoffrey Reynolds
Schipper, Jean Oral History Interview: Parents Of Baby Boomer Generation, Geoffrey Reynolds
Parents of Baby Boomer Generation
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Dykema, Nelson Oral History Interview: Parents Of Baby Boomer Generation, Geoffrey Reynolds
Dykema, Nelson Oral History Interview: Parents Of Baby Boomer Generation, Geoffrey Reynolds
Parents of Baby Boomer Generation
No abstract provided.
Becksvoort, Sylvia Oral History Interview: Parents Of Baby Boomer Generation, Geoffrey Reynolds
Becksvoort, Sylvia Oral History Interview: Parents Of Baby Boomer Generation, Geoffrey Reynolds
Parents of Baby Boomer Generation
No abstract provided.