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Date
1980-1981
Creation Date
2020-9
Description
Illustrated front and inside front cover for the 1980-81 University of Houston [Texas] Basketball program. Featured on the front cover are Guy V. Lewis (1922-2015), Head Coach with 455 Career Wins and 21 Straight Non-losing Seasons and 25 years of past standout athletes, Louis Dunbar (22), 1972-75; Otis Birdsong (10) 1973-77); Dwight Jones (12), 1971-73; Poo Welch (24), 1969-71; and Dwight Davis (42), 1969-72). Mentioned on the inside front cover is 1946 -- Guy Lewis, member of First Cougar Basketball Team (top right). Other standout athletes shown are Gary Phillips (54), 1958-61; Ken Spain 1966-69; Ollie Taylor (22), 1968-70; Don Chaney (24), 1965-68; Elvin Hayes (44), 1965-68; Joe Hamood 1964-66; Lyle Harger (42), 1961-63; and Don Schverak 1961-64). Printed on the bottom of the inside cover: Made NCAA Final Four in 1966-67 & 1967-68. Ranked No. 1 by AP, UPI for 1967-68 Regular Season. January 20, 1968 -- UH 71 UCLA 69 -- Astrodome (Attendance 52,693). A scarlet red and albino white scarf, the colors for Houston, flow in the background of the front to the inside front cover.
Object Type
Program
Image Format
Still Image
Location
Texas--Houston
Publisher Digital
Pittsburg State University, Kansas, Axe Library, Special Collections
Rights
Pittsburg State University. All rights reserved. For more information contact the Leonard H. Axe Library Special Collections, PSU, Pittsburg, KS 66762.