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The late Lee Patton was an outstanding WVU basketball coach from 1946-50. A Carbon, Texas, native, Patton led the Mountaineers to a 91-26 overall record during his tenure for a .778 winning percentage, still the second best in school history. Patton led West Virginia to two straight NIT berths in 1946 and 1947. Under his direction, WVU posted a school-record 57-game home winning streak that ended in the final home game of the 1949 season against Pitt.

1. WVU Basketball Coach Lee Patton

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017882
Title:
WVU Basketball Coach Lee Patton
Description:
The late Lee Patton was an outstanding WVU basketball coach from 1946-50. A Carbon, Texas, native, Patton led the Mountaineers to a 91-26 overall record during his tenure for a .778 winning percentage, still the second best in school history. Patton led West Virginia to two straight NIT berths in 1946 and 1947. Under his direction, WVU posted a school-record 57-game home winning streak that ended in the final home game of the 1949 season against Pitt.
Back row left to right- Clyde Green, Dave Wilson, Curtis Thompson, Ivam Repass, Coach Patton, Fred Schauss, Edward Beach, Loland Byrd. Front row left to right- Joe Duff, Bob Miller, Bob Jackson, Bob Carroll. Absent is Edward Sidaras

2. WVU Basketball Team

IDNO:
017916
Title:
WVU Basketball Team
Date:
ca. 1949
Description:
Back row left to right- Clyde Green, Dave Wilson, Curtis Thompson, Ivam Repass, Coach Patton, Fred Schauss, Edward Beach, Loland Byrd. Front row left to right- Joe Duff, Bob Miller, Bob Jackson, Bob Carroll. Absent is Edward Sidaras
School children gather paper to recycle during World War II. Behind them is the school, which is located on Fourth Avenue.Pictured in the front row, from left to right, is Doug Richmond; Dick Hackney; "Dink" Montgomery; and Wilbur "Buster" Halstead.In the back row, from left to right, is Bill Nichols; Lee Patton; Jimmy Harvey; Ronnie Keaton; Glen Patrick McCormick; Tommy Payne; and Garland Graham.

3. Paper Drive by Central Grade School Students, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
049100
Title:
Paper Drive by Central Grade School Students, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1944
Description:
School children gather paper to recycle during World War II. Behind them is the school, which is located on Fourth Avenue.Pictured in the front row, from left to right, is Doug Richmond; Dick Hackney; "Dink" Montgomery; and Wilbur "Buster" Halstead.In the back row, from left to right, is Bill Nichols; Lee Patton; Jimmy Harvey; Ronnie Keaton; Glen Patrick McCormick; Tommy Payne; and Garland Graham.