HISTORICAL INFORMATION
Robert Nelson Tydings
Born: June 13, 1915 (Randolph, MO)
HHS Asst. Football Coach: 1936
US Navy: 1942-1945 (Drafted?)
HHS Varsity Football Head Coach: 1947-1948
HHS Athletic Director: 1948-1949
HMS Business Manager: 1950-1964
HMS Superintendent: 1965-1975
Died: February 13, 2000 (Hobbs, NM)
Buried at: Prairie Haven Cemetery (Hobbs, NM)
Naval Career
6-13-42 – Commissioned as Ensign in the U.S. Navy Reserve.
6-15-42 – Reported to U.S. Naval Academy for Indoctrination as an Athletic Officer in the U.S. Navy Air Corps.
7-25-42 – Reported to Naval Air Station: St. Louis as an athletic and Military Training Officer.
3-1-44 – Reported to Naval Air Station Grosse Michigan as an Athletic Officer.
7-15-44 – Reported to Commander of Atlantic Air Fleet at Norfolk, VA for further assignment. Assigned to Blimp Heron Force in Brazil and the South Atlantic as an Athletic Recreation, and Survival Officer.
6-13-45 – Returned to United States and assigned to Commander Fleet Air Pacific. Served with Carrier Air Service Units Six and Sixty-Four.
12-25-45 – Released to Inactive Duty as a senior grade Lieutenant at Twelfth Naval District Headquarters, San Francisco, CA.
BUILDING HISTORY
“The Auditorium” circa 1962 (before being renamed).
(Known) Tydings Renovations
Built: 1958
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1993 Major Renovation: Rigging and Drapes
2005 Major Renovation: Lighting, Sound, Seating refresh, other improvements.
New Sound System: June 2018
New Stage Floor: October 2023