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- IDNO:
- 050561
- Title:
- Jerry West, Ann Dinardi and Willie Akers at a West Virginia University Event, Morgantown, W. Va.
- Date:
- undated
- Description:
- West, left, and Akers, right, pose with Ann Dinardi. West had lived in Ann and her sister Erlinda's Beechurst Avenue home during his college basketball days at West Virginia University.
- IDNO:
- 050562
- Title:
- Ann Dinardi's 90th Birthday Celebration, Morgantown, W. Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1996
- Description:
- Dinardi and Jerry West, who is kneeling beside her on her right, pose with a group of former West Virginia University basketball players.Dinardi was Jerry West's landlord when he lived on Beechurst Avenue during his college basketball years at WVU. West described her as his "mom away from home."Dinardi passed away at the age of 97 in 2003.
- IDNO:
- 050563
- Title:
- Erlinda Dinardi and Jerry West in Dinardi Home, Morgantown, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1959/04
- Description:
- Erlinda Dinardi, sister of Ann Dinardi, and basketball star West are pictured in the Dinardi sisters' kitchen reading a newspaper.West described Ann Dinardi as his "mom away from home." She had a special relationship with many of the basketball players because she lived steps away from the Old Field House. Her home was on Beechurst Avenue.
- IDNO:
- 051775
- Title:
- WVU Football Captain Clay B. Hite, Morgantown, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1917
- Description:
- Hite ('18) was a halfback for West Virginia University's Mountaineer football team. During the 1917 season, Hite enlisted in the First Officers Training Camp after the United States declared war and was commissioned as a lieutenant. In his absence, the team elected Russell Bailey as the captain of the team. Russell came to WVU from Huntington High and was well-known as an excellent athlete.
- IDNO:
- 051776
- Title:
- WVU Football Player Paul E. Hager, Morgantown, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1917
- Description:
- Paul "Monk" Hager ('19) was a player for the West Virginia University Mountaineers and was described as "one of West Virginia's most valuable men."
- IDNO:
- 051777
- Title:
- WVU Football Player Latterner, Morgantown, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1917
- Description:
- A West Virginia University football player identified as "Latterner" is pictured in his practice gear.
- IDNO:
- 051778
- Title:
- WVU Football Captain Russell Bailey, Morgantown, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1917
- Description:
- Russell "Rus" Bailey ('19) was elected captain of the West Virginia University Mountaineers after the original captain, Clay Hite, enlisted in the army. Bailey led his team to a winning season in 1917, with a season record of 6-3.
- IDNO:
- 051779
- Title:
- WVU Football Player Charles L. Lewis, Morgantown, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1917
- Description:
- Lewis ('20) was a quarterback for the West Virginia University Mountaineers. He came to WVU from Charleston High School.
- IDNO:
- 051780
- Title:
- WVU Football Player Rhodes, Morgantown, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1917
- Description:
- A West Virginia University football player identified as "Rhodes" is pictured in his practice gear.
- IDNO:
- 051781
- Title:
- WVU Football Player Fred Mills, Morgantown, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1917
- Description:
- Fred "Ike" Mills ('20) played an end position for West Virginia University's football team. He came to WVU from Keyser Prep, where he had won himself a name as a backfield man. Shortly after the 1917 season, Mills enlisted in the military.
- IDNO:
- 051782
- Title:
- WVU Football Player Brooks, Morgantown, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1917
- Description:
- A West Virginia University football player identified as "Brooks" is pictured in his practice gear.
- IDNO:
- 051783
- Title:
- WVU Football Player John B. McCue, Morgantown, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1917
- Description:
- McCue ('21) was a guard for the West Virginia University Mountaineers.
