History Bowl African American History & Some Sports

First Formal Golf Course was established in 1884 here

First Public School for African American children was in the WV town of

University that had the worst Sports Air-Disaster in US History --1970

Golfer who won the 1933 British Open (from Huntington)

Set record for most MLB games played; started with Bluefield Orioles

Named WVU Football coach in 2008

Seattle Seahawks RB who won the 1978 Kennedy Award

Poet of the Harlem Renaissance from Bramwell--wrote "White Things"

Tennis star from Charleston who wore a white body suit to Wimbledon in 1985

Mullens native who coached Tulane University in 2000

Huntington native known as the "the father of black history."

1984 Gymnastics Gold Medalist from WV

Replaced Watt Powell Park in Charleston in 2005

Charles Town Native who Wrote "The Condition, Elevation, Emigration, & Destiny"

Fairmont native Dave Tork broke the outdoor & indoor records in the

WV hosted the 1996 Olympic trials in this sport

The "Logo"

This baseball legend Stan "The Man" played for Williamson in the Mountain State Leagues.

First African American to serve on the WV Supreme Court of Appeals

Former owner of Washington Redskins who was from Grafton

Marco the Buffalo is from this school

Placekicker of the Indianapolis Colts who set NFL record for most consecutive FGs. (WVU grad)

Charleston native who won World's Strongest Man

Wheeling Native was the FIRST WV inducted into Baseball HOF

First Female mountaineer

African American slave who helped defend Fort Donnally in 1778.

African American cardiovascular surgeon and pioneer in organ transplants methods.

First African American elected to the WV House of Delegates

1948 this team won the national black college basketball championship

WV Native who gave up Babe Ruth's first two major league HR's

Baseball star from Keyser (now on ESPN)

This woman is the first African American to serve as a mayor of a WV town

Pitcher for the women's league Rockford Peaches from 1945-1954

Single Season RBI record; buried in Martinsburg

Minneapolis Lakers star in 1959 who protested a game in Charleston based on Hotel policies

McDowell native who was first African American president of WV Ed. Association

Mullens native who coached the NY Knicks, LA Lakers, and now Houston Rockets

Marshall U grad who started for NY Jets and Miami Dolphins

One of two first African American bishops in the Methodist Church.

Barbara Jo Rubin was the female jockey to win at this race track

First African American Woman to be a Rhodes Scholar from WVU

WVU v. Pitt began in

Belle Native who played at Marshall, U of Florida and Miami Heat

WVU star who lead rookie Rbs in yards in 2008

Former Nitro QB who set many HS records

Famous abolitionist who spoke at Storer College about John Brown

This African American civil rights organization met at Storer College in Harpers Ferry in 1906

The Greenbrier's Golf Professional Emeritus since 2005

Wood County Native who was on the 2008 Olympic team in China

Michael Phelps parents attended