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The Lynchburg Neighborhood

A podcast about the Lynchburg Neighborhood, its people, and its history. By getting to know our neighbors and hearing their stories, we can feel more connected to this place. By learning the area’s backstory, we can better understand how Lynchburg works, how it has changed, and where it may be headed. Visit lynchburgneighborhood.com for more information.

Episode 20: Searching for the Mighty Mites

Episode 20: Searching for the Mighty Mites

In 1948, J.P. Vaughan and the rest of the Lynchburg Mighty Mites sandlot football team headed to Philadelphia to play in the Pop Warner National Championship. Some players remembered seeing a film crew at the game, but the footage was lost to history. For the next 70 years, their memories, a few black and white photographs, and some faded news clippings would be all they had to remember that time in their lives. But what if a tape of that game still existed? What if those boys, now in their eighties, somehow had the chance to watch themselves all these years later?

In 1948, J.P. Vaughan and the rest of the Lynchburg Mighty Mites sandlot football team headed to Philadelphia to play in the Pop Warner National Championship. Some players remembered seeing a film crew at the game, but the footage was lost to history.

To listen to more stories from the Lynchburg Neighborhood, go to lynchburgneighborhood.com.

Billy Hansen