Item Details

coverage

Winston-Salem (N.C.)

creator

Wake Forest University

date

1959

2025-06-30T19:27:56Z

2025-06-30T19:27:56Z

2025-06-30 (issued)

description

The 1959 Wake Forest Homecoming Football Program is a detailed publication produced for the September 26, 1959, game against Virginia Tech at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This commemorative issue highlights the Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team during a significant period in the college's athletic and institutional history, shortly after the school's relocation from Wake County to its new Winston-Salem campus. The program includes a comprehensive overview of the athletic department, team rosters, coaching staff bios, player profiles, historical records, and game previews. Notably, it features head coach Paul Amen and his assistant coaches, including Billy Hildebrand and Chuck Knox, along with co-captains Neil MacLean and Buck Jolly. The program recounts Wake Forest's dramatic comeback win against Florida State the week prior and emphasizes the team's depth and potential for success in the ACC. Also present are team photographs of both varsity and freshman squads, and biographical sketches of prominent figures such as Athletic Director William H. Gibson and university president Dr. Harold W. Tribble. Several pages are devoted to Wake Forest's football records and statistics, along with a historical sketch of the college's founding and development, including its 1956 move to Winston-Salem. Extensive advertising from regional businesses, local industries, and national brands surrounds the content, reflecting the economic and cultural context of North Carolina in the late 1950s.

format

application/pdf

59 pages

programs (documents)

Permalink

http://hdl.handle.net/10339/111075

language

English

relation

Special Collections and Archives

Z. Smith Reynolds Library

Wake Forest University

Vertical Files (Printed Materials) Collection (RG15)

rights

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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

Athletic directors--United States

Football coaches--United States--Biography

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

title

Homecoming 1959 football program [Wake Forest vs Virginia Tech]

type

Text