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Curley Hays recalls his experience as an athlete 
and official, and as a rancher in the Southwest. 

==General Interview Information==

'''Interviewee Name:''' Curley Hays

'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''

'''Date:''' October 22, 1975; November 19, 1975

'''Location:''' Abilene, Texas

'''Interviewer:''' Richie Cravens

'''Length:''' 2 hours, 30 minutes (total)


==Abstract==

'''Tape 1, Side 1:''' Personal biography,
Baseball player in Mexico,
Player with St. Louis Browns,
Baseball league in Abilene Texas (1938-1940),
World travel as athlete,
Roster of Navy team (post-World War II),
Basketball player,
Sam Baugh,
Contrast of today’s basketball teams with those of past.
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:''' Beginnings as sports official, 
Border Conference (1950s),
Travel policies of the Southwest and Border Conferences,
Policy of assigning referees to particular games,
Changes in football (1930-1975),
Equipment,
Coaching,
Player size,
New football rules,
Injuries,
Coaching techniques.
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'''Tape 2, Side 1:''' Great football players,
Great football games,
Texas vs. Texas A & M (1963?),
Conference commissioners assignments for Texas-Texas A & M and
Texas-Arkansas games,
Experiences at Cotton Bowl,
Best all-around football player,
Joe Bob Bazell,
Abilene High School football teams (1954, 1956),
NCAA basketball tournaments,
Naming of best high school basketball team,
Best high school game,
Clear Creek vs. Dumas at state tournament.
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'''Tape 2, Side 2:''' Blank
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'''Tape 3, Side 1:''' Basketball rule changes,
Elimination of center jump,
Three seconds in key hole,
Evaluation of basketball rules committee,
Quality of play,
New emphasis on man-to-man press,
Zone defense,
Deportment of sports fans,
Football and basketball fans compared,
Television’s aid in proving officials’ accuracy,
Differing natures of football and basketball fans and 
coaches,
Move to three referees in basketball,
Efforts to improve crowd behavior,
Technical fouls,
Black athletes in Texas,
Absence of blacks in early Border Conference,
Problem of games with western teams becoming racial conflicts,
Jerry Levias,
Evaluation of black player.
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'''Tape 3, Side 2:''' Blank
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'''Tape 4, Side 1:''' First experience in farming,
Father’s farm in East Texas,
Different breeds of cattle,
Mixed breed bought from Jess Coy of Eldorado 
(early 1940s),
Angus herd bought (1953),
Hereford herd bought (1960),
Appointment of Hays as Secretary West Texas Hereford Association,
Father’s farm near Bagwell Texas,
West Texas Utilities positions,
Farm and Ranch Consultant,
Public relations,
Work with Stein Hall Vernon Texas in bringing guar to West Texas,
Uses of guar, 
Position as Farm and Ranch Consultant,
New directions in farming-ranching near Bagwell Texas,
Hereford shows,
Hosting Register of Merit shows,
Register of Merit system.
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'''Tape 4, Side 2:''' Blank
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'''Range Dates:''' 1938-1975

'''Bulk Dates:''' 1938-1975


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