Hillside fields : a history of sports in West Virginia / Bob Barnett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barnett, C. Robert (Clarence Robert), 1943-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sports--West Virginia--History--20th century.

Sports.

West Virginia--History--20th century.

West Virginia.

West Virginia--Social life and customs--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (457 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Morgantown, W.V. : West Virginia University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

West Virginia's championship teams at WVU and Marshall and athletic superstars like Jerry West and Mary Lou Retton are familiar to all, but few know the untold story of sports in the Mountain State. Hillside Fields: A History of Sports in West Virginia chronicles the famous athletic triumphs and heart-breaking losses of local heroes and legendary teams, recording the titanic struggles of a small state competing alongside larger rivals. Hillside Fields provides a broad view of the development of sports in West Virginia, from one of the first golf clubs in America at Oakhurst Links to the Greenbrier Classic; from the first girls basketball championship in 1919 to post Title IX; from racially segregated sports to integrated teams; and from the days when West Virginia Wesleyan and Davis & Elkins beat the big boys in football to the championship teams at WVU, Marshall, West Virginia State and West Liberty. Hillside Fields explains how major national trends and events, as well as West Virginia's economic, political, and demographic conditions, influenced the development of sports in the state. The story of the growth of sports in West Virginia is also a story of the tribulations, hopes, values and triumphs of a proud people.

Contents:

""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""Baseball Comes to West Virginia""; ""Oakhurst Links""; ""The Beginning of Football in West Virginia""; ""Davis & Elkins Beats Navy""; ""West Virginia�s “Separate but Equal� Basketball Tournament""; ""West Virginia University and Marshall College""; ""West Virginia State College""; ""The 1950s""; ""No Field of Dreams�Not Even a Field""; ""West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Basketball""; ""The Girls� Turn To Play""; ""Ashes to Glory""; ""A Major Leads His Army""

""A History of High School Sports in West Virginia""""Epilogue: Sports in West Virginia, 2011""; ""Notes""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter 1""; ""Chapter 2""; ""Chapter 3""; ""Chapter 4""; ""Chapter 5""; ""Chapter 6""; ""Chapter 7""; ""Chapter 8""; ""Chapter 9""; ""Chapter 10""; ""Chapter 11""; ""Chapter 12""; ""Chapter 13""; ""Chapter 14""; ""Bibliography""; ""Books""; ""Interviews""; ""Periodicals""; ""Government Publications""; ""Other Resources""; ""Archives""; ""Programs""; ""Yearbooks""; ""Websites""; ""Miscellaneous""; ""Index""; ""About the Author""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781935978695

1935978691

9781935978688

1935978683

OCLC:

867739522