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Former Coach Here Inducted In Sports HallDoc Hayes, who first made a name for himself as a basketball coach at Pilot Point, was inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame over the weekend.Born E. 0. Hayes, the former Bearcat mentor was best known as ”Doc‘* to those who knew him well. Hayes always advocated the soft sell.”1 never harsh ley criticized a boy. I didn’t feel that was the way to build confidence. After all, I was responsible for selecting the boy and putting him on scholarship. So if any mistakes were made I deserved the blame.4* Hayes went on to become a highly successful coach at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. In 20 years his SMU basketball teams won eight championships and tied for another. His teams appeared in five bowl games and had an overall 74-64-7 recored.He coached the Pilot Point Bearcats to three district titles in Denton County, and the eight college championships are more than any other coach has recorded in | the history of the Southwest Conference.
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Pilot Point Post Signal
Pilot Point, Texas, US
Thu, Jan 04, 1973
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