We Were Champions: The Story Of A Small Town Football Legacy - Paperback

by Joe Thompson (Editor), Chuck Boso (Author)

Sistersville is a small town in northern panhandle of West Virginia. Nestled deep in the Ohio valley, its only popularity came during the oil boom. That is, until 1980. That is when a group of undersized athletes took to a dry dusty football field to represent not just their school, but an entire town. Unlike the big city schools, they didnt have several players ready for each position. They had to compete with what they had. Those undersized players had something that most teenagers did not. They had heart. The town of Sistersville embraced this team and watched as they went ride that would forever change the face of West Virginia high school football. A ride that would last for over six years. This is their story.