Gene Hinyard, Class of 1968 (football), 1966

Item — Box: 25, item: 2

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The collections includes a series of scrapbooks of the activities of Rice alumni and a series of scrapbooks from Rice University departments, Rice-related events, and other materials related to the life of the university. Additional scrapbooks, such as the scrapbooks created by the Literary Societies, can be found in the related record groups.

Dates

Creation: 1966

Access Restrictions

This material is open for research.

Conditions Governing Access

Portions of this collection are available online at: https://scholarship.rice.edu/handle/1911/95187

Extent

From the Collection: 64 Linear Feet (49 boxes)

From the Collection: 6.86 Gigabytes (Nearline access: UA0230aip_001 (6.86 GB))

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

General

This is Gene Hinyard’s scrapbook of newsclippings about the Rice football team’s 1966 season. Inside it but not mounted are several pieces of correspondence re- ferring to his recruitment and signing with Rice. At the beginning is an 8 x 10 black and white photograph of the entire team. Some of the clippings refer to 1966 being Coach Jess Neely’s final season at Rice. Included are tributes for his influence on players. Other frequently occurring names are Bobby Shelton, Gene Auldridge, Lester Lehman, L. V. Benningfield, Dan Van Winkle, Frank Mandola, Leland Winston, Chuck Latourette, Robert Hailey, Steve Pritchard, and Harold Bo Hagan, named at the end of the season as Jess Neely’s successor as head coach.