Being New Mexico State probably explained the anonymity. The rivalry with isolated Texas El Paso was more heated than the one with the University Of New Mexico due to location and in the early-1970’s, as a long haul tractor-trailer driver, I got an inkling as to the ways in which the best offensive attack in the land could go unnoticed if it was located near absolutely nothing! Being more familiar with what has grown into a beautiful area and wonderful locale to work, live, and raise a family, I believe it is accurate to describe the early 1960’s version as “less populated.” The Aggies head coach was a good way through what would be a College Football Hall Of Fame career. Warren Woodson eventually finished his coaching contributions with a 203-95-14 record at the college level but won fifty-two more games as a junior college mentor. He quickly became a legend in the southwest after graduating with an eclectic mix of degrees in Bible Study and history from Baylor, and in physical education from Springfield College. Like most of his peers, his coaching career was interrupted by World War II but upon his return to Hardin-Simmons University where he had been since 1941, he immediately produced an unbeaten team for the post-War debut in 1946. He was then successful at Arizona before coming to New Mexico State in 1958. Woodson was not necessarily a popular coach, tough on his players and disliked by some of his opponents for his propensity “of running up scores to horrifying heights.” Typical was the ninety points he pounded Northern Arizona with as was his response that “You get interested in a game and don’t notice the score.” He was known to poach players off of other campuses and his refusal to shake hands with opposing coaches after the final whistle was something almost unheard of in that by-gone era of publicly demonstrated good sportsmanship. However, he won and put an exciting, high-flying team onto the field wherever he coached and New Mexico State was no exception. While his current players were garnering huge statistics, Woodson would, by the end of his career, claim players who won the national rushing title nine times with four of those at New Mexico State in consecutive seasons spanning 1959 through the 1962 seasons. Insight provided by his best quarterback, former St. Louis Cardinals, Oilers, and Broncos great Charley Johnson noted another side to Coach Woodson. Many years after his graduation Johnson said, “Coach Woodson had a list of rules we had to follow. His first rule was for us to throw the ball at least 20 times a game. His second rule was to throw the ball seven times in the first quarter. Those rules were in place to open up our outstanding running game. We were like his kids, He was a harsh disciplinarian, and he didn't want anybody else messing with us. He took care of us. He had a genuine concern for everybody on the team, but he hardly ever let it show."