Tony Constatine, Morgantown Post Sports Editor, Interviews

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West Virginia and Regional History Center
West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
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Morgantown, WV 26506
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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Tony Constatine, Morgantown Post Sports Editor, Interviews, A&M 3710, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
0.9 Linear Feet Summary: 11 in. (1 index card box, 5 in. x 7 in. x 11 in.; 1 folder) and 1.85 Gigabytes 36 .wav files
Creator:
Constatine, Tony
Abstract:
Sound recordings of interviews conducted with Tony Constatine in 2001, sports editor of the Morgantown Post from 1936-1972. Topics addressed include the history of football and basketball at West Virginia University (WVU) through the decades. Includes over 20 hours of interviews on original set of cassette audio tapes, and duplicate set of digital audio files on 27 compact discs (numbered 1-8, 8a-26). Also present are compact discs 27-29 with additional sports related files. Interviews were conducted by Edgar O. Barrett. Constatine has written two books on WVU football, including "Mountaineer Football, 1891-1969" and "A Record of West Virginia University Football, The First 100 Years".
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Tony Constatine, Morgantown Post Sports Editor, Interviews, A&M 3710, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

Biographical / historical:

Tony Constatine, a Morgantown, West Virginia native and son of immigrants, served 37 years as sports editor of the Morgantown Post from 1936-1972. Constatine was employed as a newspaper sales boy in his youth, and later worked at the Morgantown Glassware Guild, in construction, and in the restaurant business. His experience helping local news reporter and longtime friend Dave Jacobs keep statistics at games let to a job at the Post. He married and raised five children.

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West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
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