Football -- West Virginia -- History
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Fred R. Toothman, Author, Research Papers regarding West Virginia Football Coaches
Research papers of Fred R. Toothman regarding fifty-four West Virginia high school and college football coaches whose biographies are contained in his book "Great Football Coaches of West Virginia" (a copy is in this collection). Collection includes photographs, letters, pamphlets, articles, clippings, photographic negatives, biographical sketches, and other items. For a complete listing of the coaches see the scope and content note.
West Virginia University, Photographs of Destruction of Mountaineer Field Stadium
Fifty-seven snapshot color photographs of the destruction of Mountaineer Field, the old football stadium located near Woodburn Hall.
West Virginia University, University Specialty Company, Program for "Richard III"
Program for production of Shakespeare's "Richard III" put on by the University Specialty Company, 16 April 1892. The production was mounted to raise money for West Virginia University's first football team. Program includes a synopsis and cast of characters; the title role was played by Melville Davisson Post, a law student who would become a popular author of detective fiction. Written in pencil on the reverse of the program is "WVR, VF, Class-1892".