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BOWDEN-ERA WVU CHAMPS REUNITE 

A return to ‘Almost Heaven’ 50 years later

West Virginia University
By West Virginia University
December 16th, 2025
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Footnotes Story by John Antonik. Photos by Ann Nester, WVU Athletics Communications, and West Virginia and Regional History Center at WVU.

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