Folder 12: Athletics: Men

Photo of three Norfolk Division Braves basketball players.

Team portrait of basketball team 1950-51. News clipping with same photo reads: "The members of the 1950 Division basketball team are left to right, front row: Jack Perkins, Sonny Howlett, Al Owens, Russell Borjes, Bobby Williams; second row: Bill Casey, Otto Franklin, Monty Knight, Mac McCurry, George Bancroft; third row: Coach Bud Metheny, Ralph Muzzey, Jerry Burlage, Reggie Watkins, Richard Johnston, and Manager Charlie Bashara."

Team portrait of basketball team. On back of photo: "Basketball Team. Left to right: First Row, Nick Parker, Ned Cheshire, John Casey, Bobby Williams, George Bancroft. Second row, Ralph Muzzey, Bubba West, Mac McCurry, Bill Casey, Monty Knight. Third Row, Bud Metheny, coach, Reggie Watkins, Howard "Buddy" Leatherwood, Bob Spruell, John Hightower, and David Murphy, manager. 1951-52"

Team portrait of basketball team 1953-54. On back of photo: "left to right: Billy Tyndall, Harry Knickerbocker, John Casey, Ralph Halstead, Willie McCraw, Bud Metheny."

Photograph of Norfolk Division Braves Basketball team players. According to a note on the back of the photo, this picture appeared in the 1954-55 edition of the Chieftain yearbook.

Team portrait of basketball team 1955-56. On back of photo: "Activities and Personalities, November 1955. Below are the members of the basketball team for the year 1955-56. From left to right - front row - Harry Knickerbocker, Richard Greene, Don Perry, Robert Redfern, Matt Marshall, Anthony South, John Casey, and Richardo Barbossa. From left to right - back row - Coach Bud Metheny, Eric Smith, Robert Johnson, Paul Burlage, Linwood Shepard, Robert Pratt, Holt Butt, Ralph Halstead, Jack Dent, Manager, and George Webb, Manager. The two co-captains are Harry Knickerbocker and John Casey."

Team portrait of basketball team 1958. On back of photo: "1st Row - L. to R. - Ben Griffin, Kirkie Harrison, Gene Keel, D. B. Hawkins, Leo Anthony, Ed Walsh. Second Row - Dick White, Holt Butt (Co-captain), Bob Johnson (Co-captain), Jimmy Jordan, Jim Davis. 3rd Row - Coach Bud Metheny, Manager Randy Fraser, Bob Newton, Ronnie Evans, Ray Toleston, Andy Boyoe, Manager Jack O'Brien. 1958."

Team portrait of basketball team 1958-59. On back of photo: "Activities and Personalities 1958-59. The basketball team of the College of William and Mary in Norfolk 1958-59. First row (left to right) Gene Keel, Robert Hoffman, Don Palumbo, Ben Griffin, Leo Anthony (co-captain); second row - Robert Pratt, James Barefoot, Jim West, Holt Butt (co-captain); back row - Bud Metheny (coach), Donald Ellis, Robert Ainsworth, Horace Williams, Benjamin Merr (manager), Thomas Horton (manager)"

Team portrait of basketball team. On back of photo: "I'd like you to meet basketball ________. First row: left to right: Holt Butt, Harry Knickerbocker, Dick White, D. B. Hawkins, Bill Sykes, Vance Pittman. Second row: Bud Metheny, Coach; Eric Smith, Bob Johnson, Ronnie Evans, George Stewart, Jimmy Jordan, John Hightower, manager, George Webb, manager."

News clipping from the High Hat, December 14, 1951. Caption reads: "First String Braves... First string stalwarts for William and Mary V.P.I.'s cage season are, kneeling, left to right, Ralph Muzzey, co-captain forward; Bill Casey, center; Monte Knight, forward; and standing, left, Mac McCurry, co-captain, and Bob Williams, guard."