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==General Interview Information== | ==General Interview Information== | ||
| − | '''Interviewee Name:''' | + | '''Interviewee Name:''' Jim Pittman |
| − | '''Additional Parties Recorded:''' | + | '''Additional Parties Recorded:''' None |
| − | '''Date:''' | + | '''Date:''' July 11, 1971 |
| − | '''Location:''' | + | '''Location:''' Fort Worth, Texas |
| − | '''Interviewer:''' | + | '''Interviewer:''' Perry McWilliams |
| − | '''Length:''' | + | '''Length:''' 30 minutes |
==Abstract== | ==Abstract== | ||
| − | '''Tape 1, Side 1:''' | + | '''Tape 1, Side 1:''' Jim Pittman background, |
| − | + | High school football in Mississippi, | |
| + | Coach Bob Williams, | ||
| + | U. S. Marine Corps (1944-45), | ||
| + | Mississippi State experience, | ||
| + | Positions, | ||
| + | Coach Alan McKeen, | ||
| + | Coach Slick Morton, | ||
| + | Hired as a coaching assistant (1951), | ||
| + | Coach Murray Womath, | ||
| + | Darrell Royal assisted and replaced, | ||
| + | Followed Royal after MSU to Texas, | ||
| + | Coached Tulane and Texas Christian University, | ||
| + | Comparison of coaching practices, | ||
| + | Developments in coaching practices, | ||
| + | Discipline in playing and coaching experience, | ||
| + | Roles of head coaches, | ||
| + | Public relations, | ||
| + | Changes in coaching styles, | ||
| + | Father-son athletic combinations, | ||
| + | Pittman’s sons, | ||
| + | Player motivation, | ||
| + | Use of different psychologies, | ||
| + | Career highlights. | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
| − | '''Tape 1, Side 2:''' | + | '''Tape 1, Side 2:''' Blank |
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| − | '''Range Dates:''' | + | '''Range Dates:''' 1940-1971 |
| − | '''Bulk Dates:''' | + | '''Bulk Dates:''' 1951-1971 |
Revision as of 18:51, 28 July 2015
Jim Pittman, head coach at Texas Christian University, recalls his high school and college football experiences and his college football coaching career.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Jim Pittman
Additional Parties Recorded: None
Date: July 11, 1971
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
Interviewer: Perry McWilliams
Length: 30 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1: Jim Pittman background,
High school football in Mississippi,
Coach Bob Williams,
U. S. Marine Corps (1944-45),
Mississippi State experience,
Positions,
Coach Alan McKeen,
Coach Slick Morton,
Hired as a coaching assistant (1951),
Coach Murray Womath,
Darrell Royal assisted and replaced,
Followed Royal after MSU to Texas,
Coached Tulane and Texas Christian University,
Comparison of coaching practices,
Developments in coaching practices,
Discipline in playing and coaching experience,
Roles of head coaches,
Public relations,
Changes in coaching styles,
Father-son athletic combinations,
Pittman’s sons,
Player motivation,
Use of different psychologies,
Career highlights.
Tape 1, Side 2: Blank
Range Dates: 1940-1971
Bulk Dates: 1951-1971
Access Information
Original Recording Format:
Recording Format Notes:
Transcript:
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