Item Details

coverage

Wake Forest (N.C.)

creator

Wake Forest University

date

1951

2025-06-30T19:23:14Z

2025-06-30T19:23:14Z

2025-06-30 (issued)

description

This 1951 Wake Forest College Homecoming football program, issued for the October 27 game against the University of North Carolina at Groves Stadium, provides a snapshot of mid-century collegiate athletics and campus culture. The official souvenir program features detailed rosters and biographical sketches of players and coaches from both teams, accompanied by team photos and individual portraits. It highlights key Wake Forest figures including Head Coach Tom Rogers and standout players like Bill George, Ed Kissell, and Bobby Stutts. In addition to athletic content, the program includes numerous period advertisements from local and national sponsors such as Lucky Strike, Emerson Radio, General Electric, and Chevrolet. The layout is heavily illustrated and peppered with spirited cheers, messages from college leaders (including Wake Forest President Harold Tribble), and promotional content that reflects the consumer culture and collegiate spirit of the early 1950s. Beyond sports, the program also documents broader social aspects of campus life, including the roles of cheerleaders, school clubs, and alumni.

format

application/pdf

57 pages

programs (documents)

Permalink

http://hdl.handle.net/10339/111072

language

English

relation

Special Collections and Archives

Z. Smith Reynolds Library

Wake Forest University

Vertical Files (Printed Materials) Collection (RG15)

rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/

Rights Statement

This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. In addition, no permission is required from the rights-holder(s) for educational uses. For other uses, you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).

source

http://hdl.handle.net/10339/39038

subject

Wake Forest College

College sports--United States

Homecoming

Advertising

College athletes

Football players--United States

Football coaches--United States

University of South Carolina

title

Homecoming 1951 football program [Wake Forest vs University of North Carolina]

type

Text