If you have been around the Rockets long enough, you might remember a time when Chuck Hayes wasn't considered an absolute treasure. That was a long time ago, wasn't it? There have been seasons when some of us thought the Chuck wagon might not make the team. Mark us down as slow learners. Just between us girls, the Rockets did go looking for someone to replace him a time or two. Oh, they may deny it now, but you can take it to the bank. The team that loves Hayes the most needed some time to appreciate him.
Walter Cornett, of Glendale, Kentucky, is the owner and operator of Walter's Wildcat World. He founded WildcatWorld.com in 1998 making it one of the oldest Kentucky basketball fan sites in operation today.