Pictured in the first row, left to right: Price, Yeager, Whitham, Meade and Burke. Second row, left to right: Hinton, Krebs, Swallow, Long and Runnencutter. Third row, left to right: McWhorter, Barbe and Eakin. Last row is Printz. Senior and Sophomores were: Krebs ('99 R Forward), Barbe ('99 L Forward), Whitham ('99 Center), Eakin ('01 Guard) and Long ('01 Guard). Juniors and Freshmen were: Yeager ('00 Forward), Swallow ('02 L Forward), Hinton ('02 Center), Burke ('02 R Guard) and Meade ('00 L Guard). Substitutes were McWhorter ('01), Price ('02) and Ruttencutter ('02). Final game's score 10 to 6 in favor of Junior-Freshmen team. Score 12 to 6 in favor of Senior-Sophomore team.
Line up: Manager, J. B. Wyatt; Captain, P. B. Naylor; J. H. Riddle; J. M. Burns; H. H. Baumgartner; F. M. Bailey; and Quintero. Dells: 'Rah! Rah! Ru! W. V. U. Sis boom bah! Tiger!!!' 'Che he! Che ha! Che ha, ha, ha! West Virginia! Rah! Rah! Rah!' Chew terbacher! Chew terbacher! Chaw, Chaw, Chaw! Eat terbacher, eat terbacher! Rah, Rah, Rah! Drink a large, Drink a large, Drink a large beer. West Virginia Varsity! We're all here!'
Group portrait of the West Virginia University Basketball Team, 1921: 'Standing: Coach Stadsvold, Russell Meredith, Clem Kiger, Robert Hawkins, Douglas Bowers, Manager Harry Watkins. Seated: David Graham, George Hill, Captain Homer Martin, Pierre Hill, Fred White.'
Babes of the Wood who won 12 of 17 games during the season and a place in the National Invitation Tournament at New York. Left to right- Bob Carroll of Wheeling, Jack Dial of Huntington, Jim Walthall of Princeton, Leland Byrd of Matoaka, Dave Wilson of Huntington.
High School Basketball Players Fight for Rebound at Championship Game, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1956
Description:
East Bank High School's Gary Stover, No. 17, and Morgantown's Jay Jacobs, No. 3, jump for a rebound during the championship game. Jerry West, not pictured, was also playing at this game as the team's starting small forward.West led East Bank High School to victory at this game, scoring 43 of the 71 points against Morgantown. The final score was 71-56. It was the first time East Bank High School won the state championship title.
West Virginia University Basketball Team Freshmen, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1957
Description:
Sitting, from left to right, is Manager Ronald Lewellen, Jerry Turner, Butch Goode, Jim Reiss, Jim Warren, Jay Jacobs, and Manager Jim Cook.Standing, from left to right, is Assistant Coach Jim Sottile, Jerry West, Jim Ritchie, Joe Posch, Pat Duffy, Willie Akers, and Coach Quentin Barnette.
"Rodney "Hot Rod" Hundley, West Virginia University's high scoring sensation, shows off his bag of ball-handling tricks during the final home game of the season at Morgantown, W. Va."
Morgantown Touchdown Club Spring Banquet, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1958
Description:
A group of men are gathered at a spring banquet held at Hotel Morgan after the West Virginia University basketball team was ranked No. 1 in the United States.In the front row, from left to right, is unidentified, Jerry West, Bobby Joe Smith, Ronnie Retton, Bucky Bolyard, Butch Gude, Jim Warren, and possibly Willie Akers.In the second row, from left to right, is athletic director Red Brown, basketball referee Red Mahalic, Jody Gardner, Loyd Sherer, Don Vincent, Whitie Guyme, team physician Dr. Sam Morris, Golf-pro Reggie Spencer, and Father Scott.In the third row, from left to right, is University of Pittsburgh basketball coach Doc Cartson, WVU head coach Fred Schaus, unidentified, the team's general manager Mr. Gwair, and unidentified.
WVU Basketball Player Jerry West in Action vs. William & Mary
Date:
1959
Description:
6' 3", 175- pound Jerry West battles 6-7, 230 pound Jeff Cohen for the rebound in Southern Conference tournament action. The Mountaineers, finalists in NCAA play, had a tough time squeezing past William & Mary in their conference semi-final, 85-82, as West scored 38 points.
WVU Basketball Player Jerry West Receives Congratulations, Beckley, W. Va.
Date:
1959
Description:
The photograph was taken while West was driven through the streets of Beckley by a very proud fan following West Virginia University's amazing run in the 1959 NCAA Basketball Tournament. The Mountaineers make it to the National Championship game, losing to California by one point. West was named the MVP of the tournament. The others in the photograph are not identified.
Jerry West Drives Through William & Mary Defense, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1959
Description:
Jerry West swept past Bev Vaughan (25) of William and Mary and scored a total of 38 points against William and Mary. WVU won 85-82 in the semi-finals of the 1959 Southern Conference Tournament.
Mountaineer Jerry West Unstoppable Against Louisville in NCAA Tournament
Date:
1959
Description:
West, left, flies past Louisville's John Turner during the 1959 NCAA Semi-Finals. The Mountaineers won this game 93-78, with 38 points scored by West alone.
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.
WVU 's Jerry West Powers to Basket, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1959/12
Description:
'West Virginia's Mr. Everything, Jerry West (44) slips by a Virginia Military (Institute) defender on his way to scoring one of the 12 field goals he scored 12/14. West was outscored by VMI's Joe Gedro (53) who tallied 30. WVU won, 91-76. UPI Telephoto.'
West Virginia University Basketball Team Portrait, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1960
Description:
In the front row is Jim Warren, Paul Miller, Willie Akers, Jerry West, Joe Posch, Jim Ritchie, and Lee Patrone.In the middle row is Coach Fred Schaus, Asst. George King, Ed Bode, Nick Serdich, Kenny Ward, Butch Goode, freshman coach Quentin Barnette, and trainer Whitey Gwynne.In the back row is manager Tony Minard, Dick DuBois, Nick Visnic, Paul Popovich, and equipment custodian Carl Roberts.
Portrait of John Lesher, member of the West Virginia University Basketball Team. 'Taylor Publishing Company, Job Number 07206, Picture Number 1, Page Number 223. Copyright 1963 by Laughead Photographers, Dallas, Texas. Reproduction permitted by all processes except photography.'
Row one- Bill Ryczaj, Ricky Ray, Bill Maphis, Marty Lentz, Bob Camp, Buddy Quertinmont, Rudy Zatezalo, Perry Polinsky, Bob Benfield. Row two- Asst. Coaches Bob Lochmueller and Quentin Barnette, Equipment Mgr. Carl Roberts, Dave Palmer, Jerry Meadows, John Lesher, John Cavacini, Gary Shaffer, Mgr. Lance Kauf, Trainer Whitey Gwynne, Coach George King.
Kneeling- Norman Holmes, Dave Palmer, Ed Harvard, Gary Shaffer, Lewis Hale. Sitting- Mike Caryl (manager), Carl Roberts (equipment custodian), Dick Penrod, Perry Polinsky, John Lesher, Bob Benfield, George Krajack (assistant coach), Whitey Gwynne (trainer). Standing- Bucky Waters (coach), John Cavacini, Ron Williams, Dave Reaser, Bill Ryczaj, Carl Head, Jim Lewis, Letcher Humphries, Sonny Moran (assistant coach).
