Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections

Scope and Contents 1. 8x12 photograph unidentified. Date Unknown. VSC's basketball team. 2. 6x8 photograph of John Trimnell & Pete Smith. Notin Annuals 1960-1975. Page 8. 3. 6x8 photograph of John Trimnell. Notin Annuals 1960-1975. Page 10. 4. 6x9 photograph of John Trimnell. Notin Annuals 1960-1975. Page 8. 5. 4x9 photograph of Fred Gibbons (Reb's...

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Former VSC Basketball Coach Gary Colson was inducted into the GA Sports hall of Fame in 2020. A bound book commemorating the event. 2 copies

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The men’s Basketball Team, first the Rebels and then the Blazers after 1972, was formed and played its first season in 1959 with coach Gary Colson (see Baseball 16/2/2).  In 1968, coach Jimmy Melvin took over and in 1971 James Dominey, current Blazer’s coach, got the job. The Men’s Basketball Collection contains, schedules, promotional materials, annual programs, clippings and correspondence.  The summer basketball camp is also documented.

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VSC letter jacket donated by Frances Garbutt Maughon. Ms. Maughon (then Garbutt) was on VSC's first Cheerleading squad in the 1953/54 season. The squad cheered on VSC's first basketball team.

Also included is a folder containing yearbook photos of the Cheerleders and the Basketball team (Frances Garbutt is identified in the photos), and a letter written by Ms. Maughon at the age of 88 describing her time at VSC..

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Pennant with the logo for VSC Blazers and the words "Valdosta State"

Donated by Roderick McLeod Wilcox. Mr. Wilcox palyed on the VSC basketball team in 1965 when he was a freshman.

Scope and Contents The VSU-TV and WVVS-FM History Collection includes papers, videos, and photographs created between 1971-2009 by VSU-TV, formerly VSC-TV and WVVS-TV and WVVS-FM Valdosta State University Radio Station; both of the Department of Communication Arts. Includes WVVS-FM radio station song playlists from 1971-1980, and c.1998; VSU-TV video files; photographs of VSU-TV personnel, c.1970s-2000s; and more. Videos and photographs digitized and availible online on YouTube and Flickr...