Camp Countdown: Scenes from 1948
7/28/2009 12:00:00 AM | Football
1948. Mr. Bill France Sr. founded North American Stock Car Auto Racing, Swiss inventor George De Mestral took his dog for a walk and invented Velcro and the Wake Forest football team went to the Dixie Bowl. In terms of prices, a new house was around $7700, a gallon of gas was 16 cents and the Wake Forest football game program would cost you two quarters.
Here are some photos, taken during the 1948 season at the old Groves Stadium in Wake Forest, N.C. Be sure to check out the Deacon in the lift trailed by the cheerleading squad in the wagon. Special thanks to Justin Richardson for the photos.
 Wake hosts UNC  | |
 View of the WF sideline, 1948 | |
 Spirit of the Old Gold and Black, 1948 | |
Day 30: Wake Forest Football, 1889
Day 29: Assistant Coach Beattie Feathers
Day 28: Wake Forest in Japan, 1974
Day 25: Deacon History 101
Day 24: 'M' Non-Lettermen
Day 23: WF Stuns Undefeated Vols
Day 22: Larry Tearry's Poetry
Day 21: Bill Barnes Just Walked In
Day 18: John Mackovic, A Barberton Boy
Day 17: The Jay Venuto Movie
Day 16: Kenny Duckett Finds Four-Leaf Clovers in Astroturf
Day 15: Conquering Athens, 1979
Day 14: Deacons Rally to Down Auburn at Groves, 1979
Day 11: 1959 Football Media Guide