The Donald Sapp Newspapers and Reminiscences contain biographical notes that Sapp used in remarks given at an event at Doak Stadium in 2010. It also contains issues of the Technician featuring articles that Sapp wrote about State College (now NC State) athletics. The Technicians range in date from 1943 to 1944. Donald F. Sapp was ...
MoreThe Donald Sapp Newspapers and Reminiscences contain biographical notes that Sapp used in remarks given at an event at Doak Stadium in 2010. It also contains issues of the Technician featuring articles that Sapp wrote about State College (now NC State) athletics. The Technicians range in date from 1943 to 1944. Donald F. Sapp was born January 23, 1920 in Concord, North Carolina. He attended State College (now NC State University) from 1940 to 1944 and graduated with a degree in Textile Manufacturing. During part of his time at State College, Sapp lived at the Charles Doak house. Doak had been baseball coach and both of his sons played football and baseball at State College. Sapp was student manager of the baseball team in 1943 and 1944 and was a sports writer for the Technician student paper, primiarly writing about football and baseball. After graduation, Sapp embarked on a career in textiles, working for Celanese and later J.P. Stevens as a quality control manager. He passed away on January 14, 2015.
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