Homecoming 1944 football program [Wake Forest vs Clemson College]

This is the official football program for the Wake Forest College Homecoming game held on November 4, 1944, at Groves Stadium, featuring Wake Forest vs. Clemson College. The program provides team rosters with player names, positions, weights, heights, class years, and hometowns. Wake Forest's head coach at the time was D.C. "Peahead" Walker, with assistant Murray Greason. Clemson was coached by Frank Howard. A welcome message by President Thurman D. Kitchin, photos of players, team lineups, and promotional pieces reflecting wartime support and home-front morale are featured prominently. A notable portion of the program is dedicated to the alumni military service roll, listing the names of 71 known Wake Forest casualties, including those killed, missing, or held as prisoners during World War II. The program also highlights the college's ambitious $7 million campus expansion plan and showcases advertisements from businesses across North Carolina supporting the war effort and collegiate athletics. The program reflects a wartime homecoming. It also includes song lyrics, institutional promotions, and local sponsorship.

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WakeSpace Scholarship (Wake Forest University)
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2025-06-30
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Homecoming 1944 football program [Wake Forest vs Clemson College]

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Homecoming 1944 football program [Wake Forest vs Clemson College]

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Abstract

This is the official football program for the Wake Forest College Homecoming game held on November 4, 1944, at Groves Stadium, featuring Wake Forest vs. Clemson College. The program provides team rosters with player names, positions, weights, heights, class years, and hometowns. Wake Forest's head coach at the time was D.C. "Peahead" Walker, with assistant Murray Greason. Clemson was coached by Frank Howard. A welcome message by President Thurman D. Kitchin, photos of players, team lineups, and promotional pieces reflecting wartime support and home-front morale are featured prominently. A notable portion of the program is dedicated to the alumni military service roll, listing the names of 71 known Wake Forest casualties, including those killed, missing, or held as prisoners during World War II. The program also highlights the college's ambitious $7 million campus expansion plan and showcases advertisements from businesses across North Carolina supporting the war effort and collegiate athletics. The program reflects a wartime homecoming. It also includes song lyrics, institutional promotions, and local sponsorship.

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