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Sports and Recreation

Title

Sports and Recreation

Subject

Recreation and Sports

Description

This collection contains items connected to recreational activities and sports as they relate to African American life in the Shoals.

Collection Items

Negro Teen Agers to Elect Officers FT Fri May 21 1950 p 2.jpg

Negro Teen Agers to Elect Officers at Saturday Meet

A Friday, May 19, 1950 *Florence Times* article notice of a meeting to be held at the Masonic hall on Saturday night, May 20th, to elect officers and…

Burrell students fare well at track meet

Thanksgiving Day Football

Greg Jarmon and Reginald Garner, UNA basketball

These are 1981 UNA basketball schedules with photos of Greg Jarmon and Reginald Garner.

Otis Boddie and Billy Hill UNA basketball

These are UNA basketball schedules with photos of Otis Boddie and Billy Hill, from 1976. Otis Boddie's daughter, Whitney Boddie, was drafted in the…

Ticket for Hagler vs. Leonard televised boxing match at Florence Coliseum

This is a ticket to watch the boxing match between Marvin Hagler and "Sugar" Ray Leonard on television at the Florence Coliseum.

Walter Payton autograph for Tori Bailey

This is an autograph from Walter Payton, given to Tori Bailey.

Football ticket for UNA vs. Alabama A&M

This is a ticket for a football game between the University of North Alabama and Alabama A&M from 1989.

WZZA Baseball team

This is a photograph of the WZZA baseball team.

Handy Recreation Center Little Leauge All-Star team

This is a newspaper photograph of the 1969 Handy Recreation Center Little League All-Stars.

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