Bob Barnett

Dr. Bob Barnett

Professor Emeritus

• Grew Up In Newell, WV
• Graduated From Newell Hs (1961)
• Earned 10letters In Football, Basketball, & Baseball
• Attended West Liberty Statecollege
• Was WViac Conference Wrestling Champion (123 Lb Class)
• Member Of Golf Team
• Ba, Marshall University (1965)
• Ma & Phd, Ohiostate Univ. (1972)
• Had Teaching Career That Spanned 43 Yrs Beginning Asan American History Teacher & Coach At Eastmoor Hs In Columbus, Oh
• In 1st Yr Of Teaching & Coaching At Marshall Univ., Received The 1973 Ncaahonorable Mention Rookie Wrestling Coach Of Yr Award
• During His 35yrs At Marshall, Served In A Number Of Roles Including Head Wrestlingcoach, Professor, Division Chair, & Director Of Grants & Research For Theuniversity
• An Active Researcher
• Published More Than 300 Articles
• Wrote 2 Television Documentaries & Published His 1st Book Growing Up Inthe Last Small Town: A West Virginia Memoir, In April 2010
• A WVsports Historian Who Has Focused Much Of His Career On Researching Therole Of African-Americans In Sports
• In 1982, Received A Humanities Council In WV Grant To Research WV‛Ssegregated WV Athletic Union State Basketball Tournament
• His Study Stands As The Only History Of Anafrican-American State Tournament In The 13 States That Had Segregated Hs Basketball Tournaments
• Based Onextensive Research & Interviews, His History Has Been Presented At An International Meeting Of Sporthistorians, Published In Goldenseal Magazine & Has Been Reprinted & Cited In Numerous Publications
• Thatproject Provided The Basis For A Number Of Other Articles On African-Americans In Sports
• Since Then He Haspublished Articles In African-Americans In Sports, Encyclopedia Of Ethnicity & Sports, The Readers Guide Toamerican History, Biographical Dictionary Of American Sports, Pittsburgh Courier, West Virginia Encyclopedia, & Has Published 4 Articles On The 1st African-American Players On National Football League Teams
• Currentlyworking On A Book, Hillside Fields: A History Of Sports In West Virginia, That Includes Chapters On The WVathletic Union Tournament & The WV State College National Championship Basketball Teams Of The Late 1940s
• Married To Liz
• 2 Children & 5 Grandchildren

Roberta Davis Freeman

Roberta Davis Freeman

Greatest of the Great Historian

• Born In Rosemont, WV To Robert Davis, Sr & Gracie Powell Davis-Holyfield,Who Was 1 Of The 1st Students To Attend Lincon Rosemont In 1921
• Attended Lincoln School, Rosemont (A One Room School House That Is Still Standing & Is A Historical Landmark) For 8 Yrs
• Attended Kelly Miller Hs Until 11th Grade Then Graduated From Flemington Hs
• 1st Black To Attend & Graduate From Flemington Hs, WV (1955)
• Attended WVu (1972)
• Secretary Of The Flemington Nutrition Site Member Of The Taylor &
• Now An Active Member Of Flemingo Ceos
• Member Of Flemington High School Reunion, Kelly Miller Reunion Association, & The Kelly Miller Scholarship Foundation
• Founder & Org. Of The 1st Lincoln School Reunion (2000)
• Until That Reunion, Some Of The Students Had Not Returned To Rosemont For Over 50 Yrs
• A Historian Of The Lincoln School
• Member Of The Executive Committee, Thunder On Tygart Restoration Foundation, Which Was Responsible For The Preservation & Dedication Of The Rosemont School As A Local Landmark With Sen. Jay Rockefeller As Guest Speaker (1999)
• Organized The History Of The Lincoln School, A History Book On Lincoln Rosemont That Is Dedicated To “Thunder On The Tygart Restoration Foundation That Was Founded By Tom & Olive Dadisman
• Member Of Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church
• Past President & Current Vice President Of The Deaconess Ministry, Agape Ministry, & Women‛s Ministry
• Married Charles A. Freeman
• 1 Daughter- Debora A. Davis