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1916–1956: Colored School State Champions. Before the historic Brown vs. Board of Education Supreme Court ruling, schools, and football games, were segregated. African-Americans were forced to play in their own league. The West Virginia Athletic Union governed African-American athletics during this time. 1937–1946: Single-class system.
The West Virginia High School Football State Championships have been held since the early 1900s. The West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission (WVSSAC) began its formal recognition of WV State Football Championships in 1937 [1] with the state's sports writers' vote. The WVSSAC began a class system, dividing larger and smaller schools ...
Weir High School is a secondary public high school in the town of Weirton, West Virginia. It was established in 1916. Today, Weir High School is home to roughly 601 students in grades 9 through 12. It is a part of the Hancock County school district. The school has been named a school of excellence and a national blue ribbon school.
Quincy Wilson (born April 26, 1981) is an American college football coach and former running back. He was previously the assistant director of football operations for the West Virginia Mountaineers. He was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the seventh round of the 2004 NFL draft. He played college football at West Virginia.
He was raised in a segregated community in Weirton, West Virginia, [2] where he attended the segregated local school, Dunbar High School, until after his junior year in 1954. He then attended Weir High School (class of 1956) when Weirton's schools integrated, and was a football standout his senior year in the fall of 1955; being named an All ...
West Virginia. 26062-3753. ... Weirton Madonna High School is a private, ... (1963), professional football player, Super Bowl IV champion [3]
Kevin Von Miller was born on March 21, 1955, in Weirton, West Virginia. [1] He attended Weir High School in Weirton. [1] Miller was a four-year letterman for the Louisville Cardinals of the University of Louisville from 1974 to 1977. [1] He caught 25 passes for 361 yards and two touchdowns as a freshman in 1974. [2]
Carl E. Fodor Jr. (born November 6, 1963) is an American former professional football quarterback who played two seasons with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Marshall University .< He was also a member of the St. Louis Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL).