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Fall season of 1948 semi-pro football team at Hinton Old Field.Front row, pictured left to right, starting with No. 35 is John Ratliff; "Bud" Maddy (No. 50); "Tobe" Humphreys (No. 31); Jimmy Thompson (No. 49); Tom Clinebell; "Big Deal" Richmond (No. 45); Sweeney (No. 39); Fred Vass (No. 47); "Rob" Vass.Back row, left to right, is Bobby Jack Crush (No. 44); Maynard Bruce (No. 33); Big "Poodie" Phillips; "Flop" Osborne; Julian Fredeging (No. 35); and Charley Johnson.

85. Hinton Bobcats Football Team, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
047639
Title:
Hinton Bobcats Football Team, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1948
Description:
Fall season of 1948 semi-pro football team at Hinton Old Field.Front row, pictured left to right, starting with No. 35 is John Ratliff; "Bud" Maddy (No. 50); "Tobe" Humphreys (No. 31); Jimmy Thompson (No. 49); Tom Clinebell; "Big Deal" Richmond (No. 45); Sweeney (No. 39); Fred Vass (No. 47); "Rob" Vass.Back row, left to right, is Bobby Jack Crush (No. 44); Maynard Bruce (No. 33); Big "Poodie" Phillips; "Flop" Osborne; Julian Fredeging (No. 35); and Charley Johnson.
Gwinn, a tackle for Hinton High School, is pictured on a field in front of the bleachers. From Hinton Daily News Collection.

86. Kyle Gwinn in Football Uniform, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
047647
Title:
Kyle Gwinn in Football Uniform, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1948
Description:
Gwinn, a tackle for Hinton High School, is pictured on a field in front of the bleachers. From Hinton Daily News Collection.
Patrick dressed in his Bobcat football team uniform.

87. Richard Patrick, Hinton High School Football Player, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
047651
Title:
Richard Patrick, Hinton High School Football Player, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1948
Description:
Patrick dressed in his Bobcat football team uniform.
Persinger dressed in his uniform in front of the bleachers. The team mascot is the Bobcats.

88. Harold Persinger, Hinton High School Football Player, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
047718
Title:
Harold Persinger, Hinton High School Football Player, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1948
Description:
Persinger dressed in his uniform in front of the bleachers. The team mascot is the Bobcats.
Hellems pictured outside the bleachers in his Bobcat team uniform.

89. "Crow" Hellems, Hinton High School Football Player, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
047719
Title:
"Crow" Hellems, Hinton High School Football Player, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1948
Description:
Hellems pictured outside the bleachers in his Bobcat team uniform.
Shires, a football player for the Hinton High School Bobcats, pictured running with a football.

90. Pat Shires at Avis Field, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
047720
Title:
Pat Shires at Avis Field, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1948
Description:
Shires, a football player for the Hinton High School Bobcats, pictured running with a football.
Woods pictured in his Bobcats team uniform in front of the bleachers.

91. "Footie" Woods, Hinton High School Football Player, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
047721
Title:
"Footie" Woods, Hinton High School Football Player, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1948
Description:
Woods pictured in his Bobcats team uniform in front of the bleachers.
Dick Gunnoe, left, and David Hess, right, pictured in their team uniforms in front of the bleachers.

92. Hinton Bobcats Football Players, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
047722
Title:
Hinton Bobcats Football Players, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1948
Description:
Dick Gunnoe, left, and David Hess, right, pictured in their team uniforms in front of the bleachers.
David "Shadow" Willey, left, and Mule Bennett, right, pictured in front of the bleachers.

93. Hinton Bobcats Football Team Managers, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
047723
Title:
Hinton Bobcats Football Team Managers, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1948
Description:
David "Shadow" Willey, left, and Mule Bennett, right, pictured in front of the bleachers.
A house is pictured in the distance.

94. Forest Hill District, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
047836
Title:
Forest Hill District, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
1948
Description:
A house is pictured in the distance.
View over looking the hills and fields of the farm.

95. Ballengee Farm, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
047854
Title:
Ballengee Farm, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
1948
Description:
View over looking the hills and fields of the farm.
To the left of "Buzz", formerly known as Jack, is George Hulme. In rear is Tommy Joe Hellems. The group is there for a Hinton High School graduation trip in the spring of 1948."Buzz" Hellems went on to Concord College after high school and later joined the United States Navy, serving on the USS Orion. Eventually returning to his home in Hinton, "Buzz" owned and operated Hellems Cash Store for more than 58 years. He served on the West Virginia State Senate from 1975-1976 and was a former chairman of the Summers County Democrat Executive Committee as well as the former Director of the Nationanl Bank of Summers. He was married to Glenda Hamm Hellems for 51 years until his death on January 9, 2009 at the age of 78.

96. Jennie Lee Johnson & "Buzz" Hellems on the Steps of the Capitol Building in Washington, D. C.

IDNO:
048151
Title:
Jennie Lee Johnson & "Buzz" Hellems on the Steps of the Capitol Building in Washington, D. C.
Date:
1948
Description:
To the left of "Buzz", formerly known as Jack, is George Hulme. In rear is Tommy Joe Hellems. The group is there for a Hinton High School graduation trip in the spring of 1948."Buzz" Hellems went on to Concord College after high school and later joined the United States Navy, serving on the USS Orion. Eventually returning to his home in Hinton, "Buzz" owned and operated Hellems Cash Store for more than 58 years. He served on the West Virginia State Senate from 1975-1976 and was a former chairman of the Summers County Democrat Executive Committee as well as the former Director of the Nationanl Bank of Summers. He was married to Glenda Hamm Hellems for 51 years until his death on January 9, 2009 at the age of 78.