
Wilson Daily Times, 16 September 1949.
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- James Ellis, assistant coach
- John Cotton, lineman
- Herman McNeil, back
- David Atkinson, head coach
Wilson Daily Times, 16 September 1949.
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Wilson Daily Times, 26 October 1950.
Wilson Daily Times, 24 September 1941.
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Would-be attendees of the football match-up between N.C. College (now North Carolina Central University) and South Carolina State could purchases tickets at several outlets, including these Black-owned businesses — Mack’s Place (owned by Daniel McKeithan), Yancey‘s Drug Store, Shade’s Drug Store, and the Small Town Club. [What was the “Small Town Club,” and who owned it?]
Wilson Daily Times, 19 August 1941.
“North Carolina State College” of Durham was, of course, what we now know as North Carolina Central University!
As promised, we’re following the Darden High School Trojans through their 1947 football season. In the second game of the season, Darden fell to its arch-rival visitors, Durham’s Hillside Hornets.
Wilson Daily Times, 10 October 1947.
As promised, we’re following the Darden High School Trojans through their 1947 football season. The second game of the season featured Durham’s Hillside Hornets as visitors.
Wilson Daily Times, 9 October 1947.
As promised, we’re following the Darden High School Trojans through their 1947 football season. The opening game, played before a crowd of 2000 against Goldsboro’s Dillard High School, ended in a 6-0 loss.
Wilson Daily Times, 26 September 1947.
As promised, we’re following the Darden High School Trojans through their 1947 football season!
Wilson Daily Times, 25 September 1947.
Via Shaunna M. Stevens, Lisa Jones shared these photos of the Darden High School football team on which her late father, Elroy Jones, played in 1947.
D.H. Atkinson was head coach of the team, and James C. Ellis and Charles E. Branford were his assistants.
The players:
Wilson Daily Times, 24 September 1947.
Stay tuned for more posts as we follow the Trojans through their 1947 gridiron season!