Hillyard Chemical Company Interview on Basketball by KQTV, March 31, 2014
Entry/Object ID
AM2014.21.1
Scope and Content
Hillyard Chemical Company Interview on Basketball by KQTV, March 31, 2014. 3-minute interview with Bob Roth, Chairman, Hillyard Chemical Company related to Final Four Basketball Tournament being played annually.
Marvin Hillyard was a basketball player. At the time pine oil was used as a gym floor finish, but it was slippery. Hillyard's was a chemical cleaners company founded by his father. They set out to find a safer finish and produced Shine-All. The current version of that product is used on gymnasiums everywhere from NBA to middle school gyms.
Historically, Hillyard also sponsored a basketball team called the Shine-Alls that played teams throughout the Midwest.
The Interview is a report on "Changing the Game" by reporter Matt Tritten. The segment is in the Sports Cast, and takes place from 6:25 to 6:28 pm. (The newscast begins at 5:57 pm).