1927 MMA Football Team
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Title
1927 MMA Football Team
Subject
Massanutten Military Academy (Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Va.)
Military academies - Virginia - Woodstock
Military education - Virginia - Woodstock
Cadets - Virginia - Woodstock
Football - Virginia - Woodstock
Football players - Virginia - Woodstock
Vezie, Melphard James (1907-1977)
Cuomo, John J.
Bliss, Dravo
Gathmann, Emil Alfred Jr. (1911-1992)
Edwards, Clifford
Benchoff, Robert Johnston (1909-1968)
Glunt, Leroy Edward (1895-1963)
Crockett, John
Description
Photograph of the 1927 Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) football team.
Identified are, from left to right:
Front Row:
John J. Cuomo, Dravo Bliss, Emil A. Gathmann, Unidentified, Unidentified
Second Row:
John Crockett, Unidentified, Unidentified, Melphard Vezie, Unidentified
Third Row:
Clifford Edwards, Robert J. Benchoff, Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified, Leroy Glunt (Coach)
Identified are, from left to right:
Front Row:
John J. Cuomo, Dravo Bliss, Emil A. Gathmann, Unidentified, Unidentified
Second Row:
John Crockett, Unidentified, Unidentified, Melphard Vezie, Unidentified
Third Row:
Clifford Edwards, Robert J. Benchoff, Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified, Leroy Glunt (Coach)
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
1927
Contributor
Cuomo, Bliss, Gathmann, Vezie, Glunt, Benchoff, and Edwards identified in 2025 by library staff utilizing the 1927 Massanutten Academy yearbook the "Adjutant" and other photographs of the subjects.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Leroy Glunt is pictured in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 004826, 007336, 007496, 012313, 015375, 018552, 020066, 020067, 020068, 020073, 020087, 020088, 020094, 020095, 020099, 020107, 020109, 200116, 020120, 020128, 020131, 020135, 020137, 020142, 020156, 020160, 020161, 020163, 028084, 040052, 040054, 040056, 040067, 040088, 040091, 040221, and 040222.
Robert J. Benchoff appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 001696, 003961, 005072, 006321, 007054, 008093, 008536, 010945, 012978, 015782, 016974, 016975, 018537, 020057, 020068, 020080, 020082, 020114, 020130, 020132, 020135, 020156, 020159, 020160, 020161, 020164, 020276, 020287, 020316, 027541, 028383, 029271, 029272, 029283, 029296, 029536, 029859, 029865, and 029959.
John Cuomo appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 002548, 020068, 020073, 020094, 020161, 023434, 023435, 040049, and 040217.
Melphard Vezie appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 017110, 018537, 020066, 020068, 020128, 020145, 020156, 020160, 020161, and 027534.
Dravo Bliss appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 002548, 003285, 020068, 020161, 020073, 040049, and 040217.
Emil Gathmann appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 020068 and 020161.
Cliff Edwards appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 002792, 015322, 020068, 020161, 020168, 023435, 040049, and 040217.
John Crockett appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 020068, 020101, 020156, 020160, 020161, 020168, 023435, 023436, and 027536.
Identifier
020161
Original Format
Glass Negative
Physical Dimensions
8x10 inches
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “1927 MMA Football Team,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed January 11, 2026, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/50269.
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