Jones, Lew 1975
Lew Jones describes playing for former Texas Tech football coach Pete Cawthon. Note: Interviewer Etta Lynch is audible, but Lewis Jones is nearly impossible to hear.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Lew Jones
Additional Parties Recorded: None
Date: 1975
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Interviewer: Etta Lynch and unknown
Length: 1 hour, 20 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1: Tucson, Arizona (1936),
Football game (Texas Tech),
Score,
Notre Dame,
A Team,
B Team,
Coach Knute Rockne,
Experimentation,
Forward pass,
Texas Tech All-Americans,
To Texas Tech (1947),
Assistant Dean of Men,
Depression (1930s),
Food lines,
School clothes,
Dormitories (1933),
Sneed Hall,
Doak Hall.
Tape 1, Side 2: Freshman year (1932),
Scholarship,
Graduated (1938),
Depression (1930s),
College,
Assumed names,
Hardin-Simmons College football,
Texas Christian University vs. Texas Tech (1936),
Game score,
Indian football players,
Recruiting,
Scouting,
Scholarships.
Tape 2, Side 1: Pete Cawthon,
Personal appearance,
Discussion of biography,
Religious attitudes,
Use of psychology,
Former players,
Assistant Coach Dell Morgan,
Cooling Cawthon off,
Pete Cawthon (again),
Intimidation of players.
Tape 2, Side 2: Blank
Range Dates: 1930-1960
Bulk Dates: 1932-1939
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