Rod Thorn, Basketball Player, Collection, 1947/2018

Access and use

Location of collection:
West Virginia and Regional History Center
West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6069
1549 University Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26506
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Lori Hostuttler
Phone: (304) 293-3536
Restrictions:

No special access restriction applies.

Terms of access:

Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.

Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Rod Thorn, Basketball Player, Papers, A&M 4529, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
.96 Linear Feet 11 1/2 in. (2 flat storage boxes, 4 in. each; 1 flat storage box, 3 1/2 in.)
Creator:
Thorn, Rod (Rodney King), 1941-
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Rod Thorn, Basketball Player, Papers, A&M 4529, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Papers of West Virginia native basketball player and coach Rod Thorn. Includes four scrapbooks, photographs, a draft newspaper illustration, and other material. Addendum of 2021-08-03 includes three photographs of Rod Thorn, one of which is autographed.

Scrapbook kept by Rod Thorn's family during his childhood. Includes photographs, clippings, and correspondence regarding family members, Thorn's early participation in athletics, and contemporary athletes and sports teams.

A scrapbook kept while Thorn was in junior high and high school. Contents mainly concern Thorn's participation in athletics, including basketball and baseball. There is also material related to Thorn's family, his academic career, and contemporary athletes and sports teams.

Scrapbook of mostly clippings, kept while Thorn played for the basketball team of West Virginia University.

Scrapbook of mostly clippings, kept while Thorn was playing for the Baltimore Bullets NBA team.

Illustration of Rod Thorn drawn by cartoonist Wilard Mullin for the New York World-Telegram and Sun.

Biographical / historical:

Rodney King "Rod" Thorn was born May 23, 1941 to parents Joe and Jackie. He played basketball and baseball during his high school years in Princeton, WV. He went on to play for West Virginia Unversity and was basketball All-American (1962–63). In the National Basketball Association, Thorn was a player before moving to roles including team coach, general manager, and president. He has been affiliated with a variety of teams, including the Baltimore Bullets, the New Jersey Nets, and the Chicago Bulls.

Physical location:
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: West Virginia & Regional History Center
Rules or conventions:
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