Boy Scout merit badge for Basketry-Firemanship for Joseph F. Lyles, 1942
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This is a certificate for a merit badge in Basketry-Firemanship for Joseph Lyles of Troop 51 of the Boy Scouts of America. The certificate says that he qualified on April 2, 1942. It is presented by the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America.
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Joseph Lyles was born on Oct. 28, 1929. He died on November 13, 2012 at the age of 83. Joe coached and taught at Washington and Lee University for 50 years. He was also a minor league baseball player and professional basketball player who toured with the Harlem Globetrotters on their 1952 World Tour. In 1958, Joe earned a Bachelor’s Degree from Springfield College and a Master’s Degree in 1959.
