Mills, Buster 1976

Buster Mills tells of the Oil Belt League in and around Ranger, Texas. He also discusses his athletic career at Oklahoma University and his professional baseball career.

General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: Buster Mills

Additional Parties Recorded: None

Date: June 4 and July 23, 1976

Location: Ranger, Texas

Interviewer: Richie Cravens

Length: 2 hours

Abstract

Tape 1, Side 1: Personal background, Born, Ranger, Texas, Father, grocer and rancher, Newspaper boy, Life in Ranger, Tent houses, Street conditions, High school athletics, Football, Oil Belt League, Positions played on high school football team, Number of players, Economic situation, Football schedule, Team travel, Fan support, Pep squads, Football workouts, Injuries.

Tape 1, Side 2: Highlight games, Game against Abilene, Texas, Game against Cisco, Texas for district championship, All-state players, Top opponents, Position as quarterback, Recruiting practices, Oil company in Cisco, Texas, Top players in Ranger, Texas, High school baseball, Oil Belt League, Good team, High school track, State track meet, High school basketball, Outdoor games, Scholarship to Oklahoma University, Waiting tables.

Tape 2, Side 1: Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Professional football, Altusa, Oklahoma (1931), Varsity teams (1928), Football, Baseball, Track, Tom Churchill, Olympics (1932), All American basketball, Football, Position, Missouri Valley Conference (Big Six), Important games, Training, Adrian Lindsey, Game attendance, East-West game, All-American, Oil Belt League, Track, Baseball, Position, Oklahoma University, Semi-professional, Hitting record.

Tape 2, Side 2: Lyons brothers, East-West All-Star game (1930), Professional games, Rose Bowl, East-West, Football, Baseball, St. Louis Cardinals (1932), Boston Red Sox (1937), New York Yankees (1940), Cleveland, Coaching, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Scouting (1954), Kansas City Athletics, New York Yankees, Retirement (1973).

Range Dates: 1917-1973

Bulk Dates: 1920-1973

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