West Virginia to Honor Fallen Miners

Last Updated on April 14, 2010 9:57 pm by shah

West VA Honor Miners

Morgantown, WVWest Virginia’s football players will wear a helmet decal honoring the 29 coal miners killed in the Upper Big Branch Mine explosion on April 5.

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Coach Bill Stewart said Wednesday that players will wear the decals at the team’s annual Gold-Blue game on April 30 and throughout the 2010 football season.
The decal will be a white circle with a black No. 29 in the middle.
Stewart says the miners’ work ethic is what the Mountaineers’ program is all about.

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Posted: 4/14/2010 9:59 PM ET