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The W.V.U. football team plays against Geneva at a game in Morgantown, W. Va. in October of 1896

1. West Virginia University Football game, Geneva vs. WVU in Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
049777
Title:
West Virginia University Football game, Geneva vs. WVU in Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1896/10
Description:
The W.V.U. football team plays against Geneva at a game in Morgantown, W. Va. in October of 1896
The football players pose together for a team photo.In the back row, from left to right, is unidentified; unidentified Coach Tobin; unidentified; Coach McIntyre; Manager Sherr; and unidentified.In the fourth row, from left to right is unidentified; player Brooks, Fred Mills ('20); unidentified; unidentified; unidentified; quarterback Charles L. Lewis ('20); and pplayer Webster.In the third row, from left to right, is unidentified; tackle Joseph V. Harrick ('21); guard John B. McCue ('21); Captain Russell Bailey holding the ball('19); player Harris; unidentified; and halfback Andrew 'Rip King.In the second row is guard Russel D. Meredith ('21); player Curry; unidentified; tackle Frank Ice ('18); unidentified; unidentified; player Wagner; unidentified.In the front row from left to right is player Rhodes; halfback J. Howard Lentz ('20); unidentified; unidentified; unidentified; unidentified; unidentified.

2. West Virginia University Football Team, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
051732
Title:
West Virginia University Football Team, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1916
Description:
The football players pose together for a team photo.In the back row, from left to right, is unidentified; unidentified Coach Tobin; unidentified; Coach McIntyre; Manager Sherr; and unidentified.In the fourth row, from left to right is unidentified; player Brooks, Fred Mills ('20); unidentified; unidentified; unidentified; quarterback Charles L. Lewis ('20); and pplayer Webster.In the third row, from left to right, is unidentified; tackle Joseph V. Harrick ('21); guard John B. McCue ('21); Captain Russell Bailey holding the ball('19); player Harris; unidentified; and halfback Andrew 'Rip King.In the second row is guard Russel D. Meredith ('21); player Curry; unidentified; tackle Frank Ice ('18); unidentified; unidentified; player Wagner; unidentified.In the front row from left to right is player Rhodes; halfback J. Howard Lentz ('20); unidentified; unidentified; unidentified; unidentified; unidentified.
Lentz ('20), nicknamed "Beanie", was a halfback for the West Virginia University football team.

3. WVU Football Player J. Howard Lentz, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
051746
Title:
WVU Football Player J. Howard Lentz, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1917
Description:
Lentz ('20), nicknamed "Beanie", was a halfback for the West Virginia University football team.
A West Virginia University player identified as "Harris" poses in his football gear.

4. WVU Football Player Harris, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
051773
Title:
WVU Football Player Harris, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1917
Description:
A West Virginia University player identified as "Harris" poses in his football gear.
A West Virginia University football player identified as "Curry" is pictured in his practice gear.

5. WVU Football Player Curry, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
051774
Title:
WVU Football Player Curry, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1917
Description:
A West Virginia University football player identified as "Curry" is pictured in his practice gear.
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.

6. WVU Football Captain Clay B. Hite, Morgantown, W. Va.

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.
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."

7. WVU Football Player Paul E. Hager, Morgantown, W. Va.

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."
A West Virginia University football player identified as "Latterner" is pictured in his practice gear.

8. WVU Football Player Latterner, Morgantown, W. Va.

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.
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.

9. WVU Football Captain Russell Bailey, Morgantown, W. Va.

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.
Lewis ('20) was a quarterback for the West Virginia University Mountaineers. He came to WVU from Charleston High School.

10. WVU Football Player Charles L. Lewis, Morgantown, W. Va.

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.
A West Virginia University football player identified as "Rhodes" is pictured in his practice gear.

11. WVU Football Player Rhodes, Morgantown, W. Va.

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.
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.

12. WVU Football Player Fred Mills, Morgantown, W. Va.

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.
Joe Harrick ('21) played as a tackle for the West Virginia University Mountaineers and was described as one of the "greatest linesmen that ever wore the Old Gold and Blue" in the 1919 Monticola yearbook.

13. WVU Football Player Joseph V. Harrick, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
051786
Title:
WVU Football Player Joseph V. Harrick, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1917
Description:
Joe Harrick ('21) played as a tackle for the West Virginia University Mountaineers and was described as one of the "greatest linesmen that ever wore the Old Gold and Blue" in the 1919 Monticola yearbook.
Russel "Rus" Meredith ('21) played as a guard for West Virginia University. He came to WVU from Fairmont High School where he had had a successful career in football.

14. WVU Footbal Player Russel D. Meredith, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
051790
Title:
WVU Footbal Player Russel D. Meredith, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1917
Description:
Russel "Rus" Meredith ('21) played as a guard for West Virginia University. He came to WVU from Fairmont High School where he had had a successful career in football.
West Virginia University's Fred "Ike" Mills ('20) was a versatile football player, playing tackle and end positions. He came to WVU from Keyser Prep where he had made a name for himself as a backfield man. Shortly after the 1917 season, he joined the United State military.

15. Football Player Fred Mills, Morgantown, W. VA.

IDNO:
051794
Title:
Football Player Fred Mills, Morgantown, W. VA.
Date:
1917
Description:
West Virginia University's Fred "Ike" Mills ('20) was a versatile football player, playing tackle and end positions. He came to WVU from Keyser Prep where he had made a name for himself as a backfield man. Shortly after the 1917 season, he joined the United State military.
Halfback Andrew "Rip" King ('19) scores a touchdown against the Carlisle Indians. WVU won this game in a landslide 21-0.

16. Andrew King Making Touchdown during Football Game Against Carlisle Indians, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
051801
Title:
Andrew King Making Touchdown during Football Game Against Carlisle Indians, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1917
Description:
Halfback Andrew "Rip" King ('19) scores a touchdown against the Carlisle Indians. WVU won this game in a landslide 21-0.
Montford M. "Tubby" McIntyre coached the West Virginia University Mountaineer football team from 1916-1920.

17. WVU Football Coach Mont McIntyre, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
051802
Title:
WVU Football Coach Mont McIntyre, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1917
Description:
Montford M. "Tubby" McIntyre coached the West Virginia University Mountaineer football team from 1916-1920.
The West Virginia University Mountaineers face off the Carlisle Indians on their home turf. WVU won the game in a landslide victory, 21-0.

18. WVU v. Carlisle Football Game, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
051804
Title:
WVU v. Carlisle Football Game, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1917
Description:
The West Virginia University Mountaineers face off the Carlisle Indians on their home turf. WVU won the game in a landslide victory, 21-0.
Team portrait of the St. Francis Trojans. St. Francis is a private Catholic school in Morgantown. Players unidentified.

19. St. Francis Football Team, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
052428
Title:
St. Francis Football Team, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1941
Description:
Team portrait of the St. Francis Trojans. St. Francis is a private Catholic school in Morgantown. Players unidentified.
"Rooters when Marietta made a great play at Marietta - Morgantown foot-ball game." Photo postcard.

20. Fans at Marietta vs West Virginia University Football Game

IDNO:
052851
Title:
Fans at Marietta vs West Virginia University Football Game
Date:
undated
Description:
"Rooters when Marietta made a great play at Marietta - Morgantown foot-ball game." Photo postcard.
A group portrait of the 1900 WVU Football team.

21. WVU Football Group Portrait

IDNO:
054689
Title:
WVU Football Group Portrait
Date:
1900
Description:
A group portrait of the 1900 WVU Football team.
A group portrait of the 1900 WVU Football team.

22. WVU Football Group Portrait

IDNO:
054690
Title:
WVU Football Group Portrait
Date:
1900
Description:
A group portrait of the 1900 WVU Football team.