Cradle of Coaches: Players and Coaches
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Walter Havighurst Special Collections
Miami University Libraries
Cradle of Coaches Archive
Players and Coaches Collection
OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION
Creator:
Date Range:
The Walter Havighurst Special Collections
1953 - 2008
Quantity:
2.5 cubic feet
Location:
Closed stacks
COLLECTION SUMMARY
The Players and Coaches Collection forms a portion of the Cradle of Coaches Archive and includes
football play books, correspondence, news articles, memorabilia, media guides, etc. Also included are
basketball trading cards featuring past Miami players Wally Szczerbiak, Ron Harper, Randy Ayers, and Ira
Newble.
PROVENANCE OF THE COLLECTION
This set of materials is derived from donations and contributions both internal and external to the
University and was compiled into a single collection by the staff of The Walter Havighurst Special
Collections.
ABOUT THE CRADLE OF COACHES
Miami University is recognized as the “Cradle of Coaches” due to its unrivaled success in producing
coaching legends. In 1959, the moniker “Cradle of Coaches” was first used by Bob Kurz, former Miami
University sports information director, in describing the legacy of coaches and players who were at one
time associated with the Miami University football program. The glory years for the Miami Redskins
began as early as the 1930s and lasted through the 1960s. Membership in the Cradle of Coaches was
broadened in 1975 to include coaching achievement in other Miami athletic programs. Cradle
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membership also came to include leadership and contributions made by Miami graduates in
administrative athletic roles.
ORGANIZATION OF THE COLLECTION
Series I: Basketball
Series II: Football
Subseries I: Earl Blaik
Subseries II: Fred “Fritz” Heisler
Subseries III: Woody Hayes
Subseries IV: Ara Parseghian
Subs