Tony Constatine, Morgantown Post Sports Editor, Interviews, 2001 A&M 3710

Tony Constatine, Morgantown Post Sports Editor, Interviews, 2001 A&M 3710


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Repository
West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 3710
Title
Tony Constatine, Morgantown Post Sports Editor, Interviews 2001
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/196251
Quantity
0.9 Linear Feet, Summary: 11 in. (1 index card box, 5 in. x 7 in. x 11 in.; 1 folder)
Quantity
1.85 Gigabytes, 36 .wav files
Creator
Constatine, Tony
Location
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Language
English
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".

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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.


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.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Constatine, Tony
  • West Virginia University -- Basketball
  • West Virginia University - Football.
  • West Virginia University - athletics.