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.
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.
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.