WVU Basketball Player Jerry West in Action vs. William & Mary
Date:
1959
Description:
6' 3", 175- pound Jerry West battles 6-7, 230 pound Jeff Cohen for the rebound in Southern Conference tournament action. The Mountaineers, finalists in NCAA play, had a tough time squeezing past William & Mary in their conference semi-final, 85-82, as West scored 38 points.
First row seated- Assistant Coach, Gary McPherson, Larry Woods, Mark Dawson, Bob Lowe, Mike Heitz, John Wooton, Mike Truell, Assistant Coach, Chuck Windsor. Second row standing- Coach Sonny Moran, Wil Robinson, Dick Ramsey, Skip Kintz, Dick Symons, Curt Price, Bob Hummell, Trainer, Whitey Gwynne.
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.'
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.'
