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![["Louis Lou Berry Birurakis (b. March 22, 1926) is a native of Liberty, West Virginia in Scotts Run. His parents were Greek immigrants from Crete. His father was a coal miner who was blackballed for his participation in the union and after he was fired, started a business in Scotts Run. Birurakis was a football player at WVU and is an amateur historian and a writer. In the interview, he speaks about his family, growing up in Scotts Run, and his experience on the WVU football team. He also tells a story about his mothers encounter with Eleanor Roosevelt when she visited Scotts Run.This interview is part of a collection of interviews conducted with Scotts Run natives/residents and/or members of the Scotts Run Museum."]](/thumb/4224BirurakisBerryLouisPhoto00122319 "Louis “Lou” Berry Birurakis at the Scotts Run Museum, holding an art book about him created by one of Eve Faulkes' students at WVU")
- Identifier:
- 4224.BirurakisBerryLouis.Photo.001.2.23.19
- Title:
- Louis “Lou” Berry Birurakis at the Scotts Run Museum, holding an art book about him created by one of Eve Faulkes' students at WVU
- Date:
- 4224.BirurakisBerryLouis.Photo.001.2.23.19
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Football players, Scott's Run (W. Va.), Community museums, Greek Americans, and Artists' books
- Location:
- Scott's Run (W. Va.)
