Name/Title
Golden Anniversary, Franklin First State Title, ca. 1940.Entry/Object ID
401.070Description
Golden Anniversary, Franklin First State Title, ca. 1940. Two photos that look like they were in a newpaper article. Title: " Golden Anniversary - 50 years have passed since Franklin won 1st of 4 state hoops titles". Top photo - 1st Missouri Negro Interscholastic Athletic Association (MNIAA) state basketball championship team are frront row from left: Walter Holmes, Eugene Izeman, Joe Day, Bobby Kenner, and Homer Smith. Secont row: Principal J. E. Clinton, Jesse "Jay" Watts, James "Tunney" Pendleton, Cornelius "Snooky" Jackson, Sylvester "Bubbles" Morton, James "Jim ll" Johnson, Charles Luckett, and Coach Mel Washington. Bottom photo: Franklin's 4th and final MNIAA state title team: Front row from left: Raymond Kemp, Edward Stanton, Elvin Crumes, Robert Holmes, McKinley Kemp, and Edgar Izeman. Second row: Coach Elger R. Lunceford, Eugene Boyd, Richard Moore, Percy Miller, Oscar Camp and assistant coach Norman Calhoun.Create Date
May 3, 2017Update Date
March 27, 2026