WVU Football Captain Clay B. Hite, Morgantown, W. Va.
Identifier:
051775
Collection Number:
5097
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.
Subjects:
Soldiers--West Virginia--Morgantown., Soldiers--West Virginia--Huntington., WVU--Student Portraits--E-J., Football players--West Virginia--Morgantown., World War, 1914-1918--United States., Football--West Virginia--Morgantown., Football teams--West Virginia--Morgantown., College students--West Virginia--Morgantown.
Corporate Names:
West Virginia University--Alumni and alumnae., West Virginia University., West Virginia University--Football.
