Blackbirds : the glory days of Rocky Mount athletics

Blackbirds : the glory days of Rocky Mount athletics / by Lee Pace.

Author/creator	Pace, Lee author.
Other author/creator	Gurganus, Allan, 1947- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJgrYKth3cdFfkx3KRPmh3
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Chapel Hill, NC : Pace Enterprises, ©2007.
Description	157 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 19 x 24 cm
Subject(s)	Rocky Mount High School (Rocky Mount, N.C. : 1927-1953)--Sports. Rocky Mount High School (Rocky Mount, N.C. : 1927-1953)--Football. Rocky Mount High School (Rocky Mount, N.C. : 1927-1953)--Basketball. Rocky Mount High School (Rocky Mount, N.C. : 1927-1953)--Baseball. Rocky Mount (N.C.)--History. Rocky Mount (N.C.)--Social life and customs --20th century.

Contents	The town -- The foundation -- The staff -- The star -- The edges -- The champions -- East vs. west -- Epilogue -- In memoriam: Darrell Johnson, Jimmy Clack.
Abstract	During the 1960s "the Blackbirds of Rocky Mount Senior High School set a new standard of excellence ... winning four consecutive North Carolina 4-A titles in the three most popular spectator sports of the day.--Dustjacket
General note	Foreword by Allan Gurganus.
Genre/form	History.
ISBN	9780615167268
ISBN	0615167268

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	NC Stacks	GV691.R62 P33 2007	✔ Available	Place Hold