Coach Roy Williams Addresses Crowd during Celebration of Championship Win, East Bank, W. Va.
Identifier:
050854
Collection Number:
A&M 3884
Title:
Coach Roy Williams Addresses Crowd during Celebration of Championship Win, East Bank, W. Va.
Date:
1956
Description:
Roy Williams speaks to a crowd in front of the East Bank High School building after the East Bank High School basketball team won its first ever state championship title.Jerry West led the East Bank High School basketball team to victory as its starting small forward. He was named All-State from 1953–56, then All-American in 1956 when he was West Virginia Player of the Year, becoming the state's first high-school player to score more than 900 points in a season.
Subjects:
Basketball teams--West Virginia--East Bank , Counties--Kanawha.
