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Diaries of an Southwest Virginian College Student
Billy Bones was born on November 11th, 1906. He was the fifth child in a family of six children. His parents were Charles Eldred Bones and Lydia Mary Condiff Bones. Charles Bones served as Sheriff of Pulaski County from 1916 until his death in 1942. Billy Bones attended Emory & Henry College from 1923-1927. During his time at the college, he kept detailed diaries recording his day-to-day life. In these journals, a portrait of a mid-20s student athlete emerges.
On the Right Track
William "Billy" Bones entered his Freshman Year at Emory & Henry in 1923. Among his freshman class, were notable names such as Foye Gibson, future President of Emory & Henry, and Robert L. Likens, future Emory & Henry sports hall of famer
Macte Virtute: Increase in Excellence
E&H Baseball Squad 1926
E&H Junior Varsity Football Squad 1925
Virginia Club 1925
Pre-Medical Club 1925
Billy's Football Career
Tales from the Hermesian Society
The Place Stays the Same
Billy Bones was educated in the public schools of Pulaski, at Emory & Henry College, and the Vanderbilt University Medical School. He worked in a number of places on both the east and the west coasts and for a time was a physician with the Matson Navigation Company, a Pacific region shipping company based in San Francisco, California. Dr. Billy Bones died on November 29th, 1970 in Los Angeles, California.
The William Bones Diaries are held by the