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'We Mountaineers will do our share in the fight for liberty' Representative Jennings Randolph, a native of Morgantown, asserted during the mass meeting held in the field house at West Virginia University the afternoon of November 17, 1941. When the people of Morgantown, W. Va. held their Defense Day celebration.'

1. Randolph, Jennings at the Defense Day Celebration, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
009808
Title:
Randolph, Jennings at the Defense Day Celebration, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1941/11/17
Description:
'We Mountaineers will do our share in the fight for liberty' Representative Jennings Randolph, a native of Morgantown, asserted during the mass meeting held in the field house at West Virginia University the afternoon of November 17, 1941. When the people of Morgantown, W. Va. held their Defense Day celebration.'
Group portrait of the West Virginia University Boxing Team taken on March 21, 1934 in front of Field House.

2. WVU Boxing Team, West Virginia University

IDNO:
017877
Title:
WVU Boxing Team, West Virginia University
Date:
1934
Description:
Group portrait of the West Virginia University Boxing Team taken on March 21, 1934 in front of Field House.
'Pitt 92, West Virginia 87; March 3, 1970; The final game in historic Mountaineer Field House found West Virginia losing to Pitt, 92-87, but finishing a 42 year span with an overall record of 347-77 in the Beechurst Avenue barn. Two stars who played in the Field House when it first opened in 1928 were honored at halftime--Dr. Marshall (Little Sleepy) Glenn, former West Virginia athlete and coach, and Charley Hyatt, then All-American basketball star at Pitt. Athletic Director Robert N. (Red) Brown presented plaques to Hyatt, Glenn, T. Edward Davis (who coached Salem College in the first Field House game in 1928), and Mickey Furfari who accepted Walter L. (Bill) Hart, columnist and former editor and sports editor of the Morgantown Dominion News. A speech by Brown on Field House highlights was the feature of the special halftime ceremony.'

3. WVU Basketball Team Plays its Last Game in Mountaineer Fieldhouse vs. Pitt

IDNO:
017906
Title:
WVU Basketball Team Plays its Last Game in Mountaineer Fieldhouse vs. Pitt
Date:
1970/03/03
Description:
'Pitt 92, West Virginia 87; March 3, 1970; The final game in historic Mountaineer Field House found West Virginia losing to Pitt, 92-87, but finishing a 42 year span with an overall record of 347-77 in the Beechurst Avenue barn. Two stars who played in the Field House when it first opened in 1928 were honored at halftime--Dr. Marshall (Little Sleepy) Glenn, former West Virginia athlete and coach, and Charley Hyatt, then All-American basketball star at Pitt. Athletic Director Robert N. (Red) Brown presented plaques to Hyatt, Glenn, T. Edward Davis (who coached Salem College in the first Field House game in 1928), and Mickey Furfari who accepted Walter L. (Bill) Hart, columnist and former editor and sports editor of the Morgantown Dominion News. A speech by Brown on Field House highlights was the feature of the special halftime ceremony.'
'A crowd of 6,200 viewed the final game in historic Mountaineer Field House as the cagers finished an illustrious history with a record of 374-77 since 1929. In the picture are Bob Hummell (shooting free throw), Wil Robinson (center circle), Larry Woods (32), Dick Symons (45) and Mike Heitz (opposite Woods) of West Virginia; Bill Downes (35), Mike Paul (next to Downes), Phil Bushkar (under basket)and Bill Brill.'

4. WVU Basketball Team Plays the Last Basketball Game in Mountaineer Field House vs. Pitt

IDNO:
018086
Title:
WVU Basketball Team Plays the Last Basketball Game in Mountaineer Field House vs. Pitt
Date:
1970/03/03
Description:
'A crowd of 6,200 viewed the final game in historic Mountaineer Field House as the cagers finished an illustrious history with a record of 374-77 since 1929. In the picture are Bob Hummell (shooting free throw), Wil Robinson (center circle), Larry Woods (32), Dick Symons (45) and Mike Heitz (opposite Woods) of West Virginia; Bill Downes (35), Mike Paul (next to Downes), Phil Bushkar (under basket)and Bill Brill.'