Doc Hayes

E. O. "Doc" Hayes (1906 – February 26, 1973) was an American basketball coach. He served as head basketball coach at Southern Methodist University (SMU) from 1947 to 1967, during which time, his teams won eight Southwest Conference (SWC) titles and reached six NCAA Tournaments. In 1956, Hayes' Mustangs, led by Jim Krebs, made the only Final Four appearance in program history.

Doc Hayes
Biographical details
Born1906
Krum, Texas, U.S.
DiedFebruary 26, 1973 (aged 67)
Terrell, Texas, U.S.
Playing career
1926–1928North Texas
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1928–1947Crozier Tech HS
1947–1967SMU
Head coaching record
Overall298–191 (college)
Tournaments7–8 (NCAA / NCAA University Division)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
8 SWC regular season (1955–1958, 1962, 1965–1967)
Awards
SMU's Athletics Hall of Fame (2012)

Eighteen of Hayes' players earned a total of thirty All-SWC honors, and two players earned All-America honors. Hayes is a member of The Texas Sports Hall of Fame, and will be inducted into SMU's Athletics Hall of Fame on May 18, 2012. He died in 1973.[1]

Regarding the rule that coaches must remain seated during a game, Hayes was quoted as saying: "If you've got 10,000 people seated in an arena and everybody's standing up and hollering and you expect the coaches and players to be quiet and relaxed, you're going to have to give them a sedative. Then the coach probably will be fired at the end of the season and the players cut off their scholarships."[2]

Hayes and his wife, Kathleen, were killed in a one-car accident near Terrell, Texas on February 26, 1973.[3]

Head coaching record

College
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
SMU Mustangs (Southwest Conference) (1947–1967)
1947–48 SMU 13–105–75th
1948–49 SMU 11–135–75th
1949–50 SMU 10–137–53rd
1950–51 SMU 14–106–65th
1951–52 SMU 11–135–7T–3rd
1952–53 SMU 8–124–8T–5th
1953–54 SMU 13–96–6T–3rd
1954–55 SMU 15–109–31stNCAA Regional Fourth Place
1955–56 SMU 25–412–01stNCAA Fourth Place
1956–57 SMU 22–411–11stNCAA University Division Regional Third Place
1957–58 SMU 15–109–5T–1st
1958–59 SMU 16–810–42nd
1959–60 SMU 17–710–4T–2nd
1960–61 SMU 12–126–86th
1961–62 SMU 18–711–3T–1st
1962–63 SMU 12–126–8T–5th
1963–64 SMU 12–128–6T–3rd
1964–65 SMU 17–1010–4T–1stNCAA University Division Regional Third Place
1965–66 SMU 17–911–31stNCAA University Division Regional Third Place
1966–67 SMU 20–612–21stNCAA University Division Elite Eight
SMU: 298–191 (.609)163–97 (.627)
Total:298–191 (.609)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

See also

References
  1. "SMU announces 2012 Athletics Hall of Fame class - SMU".
  2. "They Said It - 04.06.64 - SI Vault". Archived from the original on 2013-02-02. Retrieved 2012-04-03.
  3. "Doc Hayes, Wife Killed In Wreck". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Lubbock, Texas. United Press International. February 27, 1973. p. 40. Retrieved June 18, 2018 – via Newspapers.com open access.
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