Hall of Fame
Hayes, E.C. "Billy'
E.C. "Billy' Hayes
- Induction:
- 1975
- Class:
- 1916
Earl (Billy) Hayes served as State’s head basketball coach along with head track and field coach from 1911-12 to 1923-24. He also had a three-year stint as head football coach from 1914-16 where he secured a 15-8-2 mark.
On the track, Hayes coached a quartet of Olympians in Don Scott, Commodore Scott Cochran, Lee Priester and William O. Spencer. Cochran was State’s first NCAA individual champion as a two-time winner of the 440-yard dash in 1922 and 1923, while Priester was the 1923 NCAA Runner Up in the javelin.
Hayes posted an impressive 124-54 record over his 12 seasons on the hardwood, and his .697 winning percentage set the bar for State coaches. The Bulldogs won three straight Southern Conference championships in 1911-12, 1912-13 and 1913-14 to begin his tenure and added a fourth SoCon title in 1915-16.
After State, Hayes represented the United States as a track assistant coach at the 1924 Paris Olympic Games and at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games while he was at Indiana. Cochran ran leadoff for the USA’s 4x400 relay team which set a new world record in 1924.
Hayes, a Madison, Indiana native passed away in 1943.
On the track, Hayes coached a quartet of Olympians in Don Scott, Commodore Scott Cochran, Lee Priester and William O. Spencer. Cochran was State’s first NCAA individual champion as a two-time winner of the 440-yard dash in 1922 and 1923, while Priester was the 1923 NCAA Runner Up in the javelin.
Hayes posted an impressive 124-54 record over his 12 seasons on the hardwood, and his .697 winning percentage set the bar for State coaches. The Bulldogs won three straight Southern Conference championships in 1911-12, 1912-13 and 1913-14 to begin his tenure and added a fourth SoCon title in 1915-16.
After State, Hayes represented the United States as a track assistant coach at the 1924 Paris Olympic Games and at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games while he was at Indiana. Cochran ran leadoff for the USA’s 4x400 relay team which set a new world record in 1924.
Hayes, a Madison, Indiana native passed away in 1943.
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