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New Mexico Prep Basketball (Historical)

1938 House Cowboys

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Front row, l to r:  Wayne Follis, C. Martin, W.D. Perry, Raymond Holtzclaw,  Charles Tibbets
Back Row:  Charles Halbert, Kenneth McCollaugh,  Gracie Capps, John Sparks, Spurgeon Henson, H.C. Scroggins, Coach Creighton Brown, and (?).

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The tallest Cowboy, Charles Halbert (6'8") was the first New Mexican to play
professional basketball.  After graduating from West Texas State, Halbert played  a couple of seasons in the NBA. 
Raymond
Holtzclaw was the shortest Cowboy at 5'6".

1938 House Cowboys

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The House Cowboys (called Vaqueros in the Albuquerque papers) dressed fo