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
Born	1906 Krum, Texas, U.S.
Died	February 26, 1973 (aged 67) Terrell, Texas, U.S.
Playing career
1926–1928	North Texas
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1928–1947	Crozier Tech HS
1947–1967	SMU
Head coaching record
Overall	298–191 (college)
Tournaments	7–8 (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	13–10	5–7	5th
1948–49	SMU	11–13	5–7	5th
1949–50	SMU	10–13	7–5	3rd
1950–51	SMU	14–10	6–6	5th
1951–52	SMU	11–13	5–7	T–3rd
1952–53	SMU	8–12	4–8	T–5th
1953–54	SMU	13–9	6–6	T–3rd
1954–55	SMU	15–10	9–3	1st	NCAA Regional Fourth Place
1955–56	SMU	25–4	12–0	1st	NCAA Fourth Place
1956–57	SMU	22–4	11–1	1st	NCAA University Division Regional Third Place
1957–58	SMU	15–10	9–5	T–1st
1958–59	SMU	16–8	10–4	2nd
1959–60	SMU	17–7	10–4	T–2nd
1960–61	SMU	12–12	6–8	6th
1961–62	SMU	18–7	11–3	T–1st
1962–63	SMU	12–12	6–8	T–5th
1963–64	SMU	12–12	8–6	T–3rd
1964–65	SMU	17–10	10–4	T–1st	NCAA University Division Regional Third Place
1965–66	SMU	17–9	11–3	1st	NCAA University Division Regional Third Place
1966–67	SMU	20–6	12–2	1st	NCAA 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

• List of NCAA Division I Men's Final Four appearances by coach