UUS_mss494.xml Preliminary Guide to the Wayne Estes interviews1961-2002 Estes, (Wayne) interviews1961-2002 Finding aid/Register created by Megan Jordan Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives
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2013 Encoded in oXygen XML editor by Clint Pumphrey, 2013 September 30 . Finding aid encoded in English . Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd Edition). 2009 Template information was updated to reflect Archives West best practice guidelines. Overview of the Collection UUS_COLL MSS 494 Wayne Estes interviews 1961-2002 Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Manuscript Collections
Merrill-Cazier Library Utah State University 3000 Old Main Hill Logan, UT 84322-3000 Phone: 435 797-8248 Fax: 435 797-2880 Email: scweb@usu.edu
1 box 0.5 linear feet This collection contains interviews about USU basketball player Wayne Estes for James Godfrey's 2002 documentary, Echoes of Estes . Because this collection is unprocessed, please contact the Special Collections manuscript curator to view these materials. ARC 125/6/5 Material in English

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This collection was donated to USU Special Collections and Archives in 2013 by James Godfrey.

Because this collection is unprocessed, please contact the Special Collections manuscript curator to view these materials. Not available through interlibrary loan.

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.

Permission to publish material from the Wayne Estes interviews must be obtained from the Special Collections manuscript curator and/or the Special Collections department head.

Initial Citation: Wayne Estes interviews, USU_COLL MSS 494, Box [ ]. Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah.

Following Citations: USU_COLL MSS 494, USUSCA.

Biographical Note

Wayne Estes was an All-American basketball player who played at Utah State University between 1963 and 1965. The night of February 8, 1965, he set a Utah State Fieldhouse record, scoring 48 points to bring his career total to 2,001. When Estes and his friends stopped to check out a car accident on campus after the game, the basketball star was fatally electrocuted by a downed powerline. Estes's talent would likely have landed him a spot in the NBA; the Los Angeles Lakers indicated they would take him in the first round of the 1965 draft.

This collection contains interviews from those who knew Wayne Estes best, including family, friends, and teammates. Some of the notable interviews are from Troy Collier, Judge Hadfield, Evan Sorenson, Del Lyons, Ladell Andersen, Ron Estes, John Cheek, and Jon Estes. Also included is footage of his hometown (Anaconda, Montana), memorial service, and game footage, including his final game.

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