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Many great West Virginia athletes have excelled in multiple sports, including in individual competitions. Here are a few included in e-WV.
This Summers County native was a career military man, serving in the Army and Marines from the Spanish-American War in 1898 until 1937, eventually becoming a major. He was an amazing shot and earned the Marines’ highest award for marksmanship, the...
On June 1, 1880, a bare-knuckle prize fight for the world championship took place in Colliers (Brooke County). Because boxing was illegal everywhere else, the fight was held in a small railroad town that was close to Pittsburgh but across the stat...
Although born in Virginia, Snead's career was more closely linked to West Virginia. Snead was a natural athlete who focused on golf after high school. In 1934, he went professional, later working at The Homestead resort in Virginia before becoming...
This Huntington native was one of the best amateur golfers in history. Campbell's father taught him golf at age three. At 15, he met golf legend Sam Snead, who became his lifelong friend. He attended Princeton University and served in the U.S. Arm...
This Kentucky native is best remembered locally as the police chief of Fayetteville (Fayette County), a job he held for over 30 years.Prior to that, though, he was a professional boxer. He developed his skills in the U.S. Air Force, even becoming ...
This Fairmont native made Olympic history in 1984. At the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, the 16-year-old Retton became the first American woman to win a gold medal in gymnastics. She won the gold in the all-around competition after earning a p...
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