Van Dyke, Woody 2006-04-28
This interview is part of Sports history initiative. Woody, Van Dyke talks about his career in broadcasting. He also talks about the Southwest conference and the games he covered
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Woody Van Dyke
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: April 28, 2006
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Interviewer: Daniel Sanchez
Length: 01:05:41
Abstract
Background, Born in Bluefield, West Virginia, Father worked in coal mines, Mother worked in a Departmental store, Raised in Dunbar, Maryland, Went to Dunbar high school, Interest in Broadcasting, Job in Kilgore, Texas, Led into Southwest conference, 2 years and 300 games on radio, T.V station, Left Kilgore in 1961, Married at that time, Did 4 years there, Recollections of The Football games, Different places he worked, SMU’s championship in 1966, Saturday high school show, Featured Dallas high school, Popularity of Southwest Conference, Dedicated Coaches, TCU Vs Texas game raised Popularity, Crowd loves neighborhood fight, Rivalry between Texas and Arkansas was huge, Big 33 game on Television, Coaches he interviewed, Quarterbacks at that time, Breaking Color barrier, Southwest conference integrated, Branch Rickey integrated baseball, Jackie Robinson was also the key, Broadcasting Practices, Listening to the games over radio, Talking in front of the mirror, Slow down while talking, Great lessons learned in sports life, Team work, Perseverance, Memories of The best games he covered, The best players he interviewed, All time Texas vs. Texas tech game, Covered this game too, Interviewed most of the players, Technical difficulties, Recreated a game once, Southwest conference interviews, Coaches prepare the players for this, Players love the coverage, Closing comments, Coaches help southwest conference to grow bigger, Coaches responsible for recruiting players, All coaches were good in southwest conference
Access Information
Original Recording Format:
Recording Format Notes:
Transcript: No transcript available
Thank you for your interest in this oral history interview. Our oral history collection is available to patrons in the Southwest Collection's Reading Room, located on the campus of Texas Tech University. For reading room hours, visit our website. Please contact Reference Staff at least one week prior to your visit to ensure the oral history you are interested in will be available. Due to copyright issues, duplications of our oral histories can only be made for family members. If an oral history transcript has been made available online, the link will be provided on this page. More information on accessing our oral histories is located here. Preferred citation style can be found here.
