Gymnasts on WWLP 22 with Tom Colton

Item Information

Title:
Gymnasts on WWLP 22 with Tom Colton
Description:
This is a souvenir photograph holder from WWLP Springfield, Channel 22. The front has an illustration of a camera man alongside the word, “A Souvenir of Your Recent Appearance on Western Massachusetts Highlights.” The inside has a photograph of seven gymnasts, Frank Wolcott (standing, second from the right), Diane Potter (standing, third from the right), Tom Colton (standing, first on the right), and an unidentified woman (likely an assistant coach). Tom Colton was an anchor at WWLP, the NBC-affiliated television station for the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts. The station’s call letters are the founder’s initials: William Lowell Putnam.
Creator:
WWLP (Television Station: Springfield, Mass.)
Date:
[1955?–1965?]
Format:
Photographs
Location:
Springfield College Archives and Special Collections
Collection (local):
College Archives Digital Collections
Series:
Frank Wolcott Papers > b
Subjects:
Springfield College
Springfield College--Alumni and alumnae
Springfield College--Faculty
Springfield College--Sports
Springfield College--Sports--Men
Springfield College--Sports--Women
Springfield College--Gymnastics
Springfield College--Gymnastics--Men
Springfield College--Gymnastics--Women
Wolcott, Frank A.
Potter, Diane L.
WWLP (Television Station: Springfield, Ma.)
Gymnasts
Television programs
Television broadcasting
Places:
Massachusetts > Hampden (county) > Springfield
Link to Item:
http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/10504
Terms of Use:
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Publisher:
Springfield College
Language:
English
Notes:
The history of Gymnastics at Springfield College goes all the way back to nearly the founding of Springfield College in 1885. Dr. James Naismith, the creator of Basketball, was an early SC Gymnast. Leslie Judd, widely considered a father of modern Gymnastics, was head coach for many years. In 1955, Frank Wolcott began coaching the men’s gymnastics team at Springfield College. Bob Cargill followed up Wolcott and coached the team for 1 season from 1981-1982. The team was then coached by Steve Posner, who remains as the head coach today. He has coached the team for 30 seasons and has an overall record of 137 wins and 206 losses. During the 1990-1991 season, Eric Weiskopf took over as head coach and Posner returned during the 1991-1992 season.
Identifier:
ms514-01-b-02-07-002