Papers, 1945-1971.

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Papers, 1945-1971.

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Includes correspondence, scrapbook material, and photographs concerning Wood's career as a football coach and the birth of his son, Jimmy Hoyt Wood. Also, includes material on Gordon Wood Day and the appreciation dinner held in his honor on May 14, 1971, in which Lyndon Baines Johnson attended as well as Darrell Royal, then head football coach at the University of Texas-Austin.

1 microfilm reel (75 ft.) : negative

Texas Tech University Libraries, Academic Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7153143

Texas Tech University Libraries, Academic Library

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Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973

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Lyndon Baines Johnson, also known as LBJ, was born on August 27, 1908 at Stonewall, Texas. He was the first child of Sam Ealy Johnson, Jr., and Rebekah Baines Johnson, and had three sisters and a brother: Rebekah, Josefa, Sam Houston, and Lucia. In 1913, the Johnson family moved to nearby Johnson City, named for Lyndon''s forebears, and Lyndon entered first grade. On May 24, 1924 he graduated from Johnson City High School. He decided to forego higher education and moved to California with a few ...

Wood, Jimmy Hoyt.

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Wood, Gordon, 1914-

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High school football coach. Born 1914 in Taylor County, Texas. Graduated 1938 from Hardin-Simmons. Coached football at Brownwood, Roscoe, Rule, Seminole, Stamford, Victoria, and Winters, Texas. In 1967, elected to the Texas High School Coaches Association Hall of Honor. Overall, Wood won seven state championships and posted a 267-59 record. From the description of Papers, 1945-1971. (Texas Tech University). WorldCat record id: 26019042 ...