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Right here will be a general overview of the oral history interview. It will be roughly 3-5 sentences for new interviews, shorter for older interviews.  
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Thayne Amonette recalls playing collegiate football at Texas Tech and professional football in Detroit, Michigan, for Coach Pete Cawthon.
  
 
==General Interview Information==
 
==General Interview Information==
  
'''Interviewee Name:'''
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'''Interviewee Name:''' Thayne "Red" Amonette
  
 
'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''
 
'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''
  
'''Date:'''  
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'''Date:''' c. 1975
  
'''Location:'''
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'''Location:''' Lubbock, Texas
  
'''Interviewer:'''
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'''Interviewer:''' Etta Lynch
  
'''Length:'''
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'''Length:''' 1 hour, 15 minutes
  
  
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'''Tape 1, Side 1:'''
 
'''Tape 1, Side 1:'''
 
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Recruitment by Cawthon,
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Pete Cawthon,
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Relationship with,
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Discipline / psychology,
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Cure for fumbling,
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Breaking window,
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Strictness with players,
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Jobs for players,
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Concern for families,
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Recruiting,
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Resignation from Texas Tech University,
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Dell Morgan, successor,
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Reasons for resignation,
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Superstitions,
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Playing professional football for Cawthon
 
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:'''
 
'''Tape 1, Side 2:'''
 
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Professional football (continued),
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Pete Cawthon (again),
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Coaching football,
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Double scrimmage,
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Discussion of Cawthon materials,
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Letters from Cawthon
 
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'''Range Dates:'''
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'''Range Dates:''' 1939-1940s
  
'''Bulk Dates:'''
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'''Bulk Dates:''' 1939-1940
  
  

Revision as of 18:36, 17 April 2014

Thayne Amonette recalls playing collegiate football at Texas Tech and professional football in Detroit, Michigan, for Coach Pete Cawthon.

General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: Thayne "Red" Amonette

Additional Parties Recorded:

Date: c. 1975

Location: Lubbock, Texas

Interviewer: Etta Lynch

Length: 1 hour, 15 minutes


Abstract

Tape 1, Side 1: Recruitment by Cawthon, Pete Cawthon, Relationship with, Discipline / psychology, Cure for fumbling, Breaking window, Strictness with players, Jobs for players, Concern for families, Recruiting, Resignation from Texas Tech University, Dell Morgan, successor, Reasons for resignation, Superstitions, Playing professional football for Cawthon

Tape 1, Side 2: Professional football (continued), Pete Cawthon (again), Coaching football, Double scrimmage, Discussion of Cawthon materials, Letters from Cawthon

Range Dates: 1939-1940s

Bulk Dates: 1939-1940


Access Information

Original Recording Format:

Recording Format Notes:

Transcript:



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