4 collections related to Football -- North Carolina -- History

The Dorothy Fritch Film of North Carolina State University Football and Men's Basketball Games collection contains five 2"-reels of 16mm color motion picture film. These films were taken by Dorothy Fritch, and are of several NC State men's basketball games and at least one football game. Husband and wife Jonas (1902-1973) and Dorothy Fritch (1907-2003) were sports fans who attended athletics events of several teams across the United States during the 1930s to 1950s. Dorothy would take home movies at the games. The Fritches were friends of NC State men's basketball coach Everett Case. Less

This collection includes a cartoon of NC State football running back Ted Brown passing a "200 yards" sign and using a tractor to run over a UNC player. It includes "34 to 7," a reference to the game played October 21, 1978 when NC State defeated Carolina. The cartoon is signed by Frank Harville. Ted Brown was a running back for the Wolfpack football team from 1975 to 1978. He helped lead NC State to the Peach Bowl in 1975 and 1977 as well as the Tangerine Bowl in 1978. They were champions in the 1977 Peach Bowl and Tangerine Bowl. Brown earned many individual honors as well: he was ACC Rookie of the Year, a four-time first-team All-ACC winner, and MVP of the Tangerine Bowl. He rushed for 4,602 yards during his college career. No information could be located regarding the illustrator, Frank Harville. Less

The North Carolina State University, Athletics, Football Audiovisual Materials collection contains primarily moving image recordings of North Carolina State University varsity football games. These recordings were captured by the Department of Athletics for coaching and review purposes, and are mostly without sound, commentary, or other narration. Also included in this collection are a small number of narrated moving image recordings on the topics of NC State football and collegiate football in general, intended for airing over television stations; as well as miscellaneous footage of individual players and coaches at NC State. Materials range in date from 1937 to 2011, and some recordings are undated. In 1892, the first official football game at NC State was played against a local prep school, Raleigh Male Academy; in 1893, State played their first intercollegiate game against Tennessee. The 1895 team was the first to wear the now traditional red and white colored uniforms, a change from their original pink and blue uniforms. The first on-campus football game was played in 1907 on the field that would later become Riddick Stadium. In 1918, John Ripple becomes the first athlete at NC State to be named an All-American in any sport, and in 1978, Ted Brown becomes the first African American to be named an All-American in football. The football team adopted the nickname “Wolfpack” in 1921, although all other sports continued to use the name “Red Terrors.” In 1930, the first night game was played at Riddick Stadium, and ended in a 37-0 victory against High Point. The team was invited to their first post-season bowl game in 1947, the January 1 Gator bowl against the University of Oklahoma. On October 21 1950, the football team played their first televised game against Maryland. The new Carter Stadium (renamed Carter-Finley Stadium in 1979) opened on October 8, 1966, and in 1967, Marcus Martin became the first African American member of the football team. In 1967, the team won their first bowl game (the Liberty Bowl) against Georgia with a score of 14-7. The team won their first ACC championship in 1957. Less