Houston Cougars in the 1960s - Texas A&M University Press ighty, ighty atadors: Estacado High School, Integration, and a... Houston Cougars In The 1960s: Death Threats, The Veer Offense But the game would never have happened if Houston coach Guy Lewis had not recruited two young black men from Louisiana in 1964: Don Chaney and Elvin Hayes. Despite facing hostility both at home and on the road, Chaney and Hayes led the Cougars basketball team to 32 straight victories