1951 Tuscaloosa County Junior High School Basketball Team

TusCo Hi Basketball team 1951 001.jpg

Title

1951 Tuscaloosa County Junior High School Basketball Team

Subject

Basketball
Junior high schools

Description

This photo was published in The Tuscaloosa News on Jan 8, 1951. The Tuscaloosa County Junior High team was seeking to even its season record in league play when they met Alberta on Jan. 10 in Northport. The County High Juniors had won 1 and lost 2 in league play. In that game, the "Baby Wildcats," paced by sharpshooting Billy Eubanks, romped to an easy 35-16 win over Alberta.

On the front row from left to right are Billy Eubanks, John Snider, Frank Christian, Paul Spruille and Sonny Aarons.

Second row: Buck Ellison, Wick Patton, John Crawford, Bertis Guy, John Ingram, Jimmy Patton.

Third row: Bill Schuman, Edward Watts, Billy McKnight, Eugene Williams, Thomas Earnest and Byron Bailey, manager.

Source

Personal Collection of Jimmy Patton

Publisher

The Tuscaloosa News

Date

January 8, 1951

Contributor

Betty Slowe (Description)

Type

Photograph

Identifier

1053

Coverage

Tuscaloosa County (AL)

Original Format

Photograph