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M ICKI: Y FURFARI SFan-Fare¥ ¥ ¥KUlJY BARIC would like areunion of West Virginia'sNational Invitational Tournamentbasketball ehampions.He expressed the wish on a recent visit herewith R A (Dyke) Raese. coach of that Cinderella team.Ba rie. a h i g h schooI administrator in Penns drove.N.J., stopped off in Morgantownwhile (*n route to Philippi, whereIk* plans to enroll his 19 year-old son next fall.He's one of only five surviving members of the MT squadI he othei s ai e Scottv Il.uiiilion ot M il ictta Ohio. Lou Kalniai lt;0\ I I .i n l .i . O i c k K «■ s 11 ii u illI airmont and Letts Rollins otk« nova Ml except Rollins wenRoger L (Shorty) Hicks, the fifth starter, was killed in Pranceduring World War IITwo other members of the squad also lost their lives serving in the same war. George Rickey was killed in North Africa, andI )on Raese, a nephew of the coach, died in a plane crash.Bet miIn i e were onls eightplascrs on the roster, Montone w is borrowed Irom the football squad and taken to thetomnament as a ninth manhe said, “and it s been nearly 30years.iIlt;Told of Baric's suggestion thatthe players reunite here soon, |Hamilton heart ilv concurred when*seen at tin* .NCAA tournament inIjjoWe vc ncvei had a reunion •I
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Morgantown Dominion News
Morgantown, West Virginia, US
Thu, Mar 26, 1970
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