The 8th Wonder: The Waterloo Wonders
The incredible true-story of the 1934 and '35 Waterloo Wonders basketball team.
In the bleak and desolate days of the depression in the 1930s, the residents of Waterloo, Ohio, had little reason to be happy. In this rural Appalachian town, 20 miles outside of Ironton, residents had been hit hard with job looses and did whatever they would to make a living. The depression was on everyone's minds - until - the Waterloo Wonders. Together, they made history.
In the bleak and desolate days of the depression in the 1930s, the residents of Waterloo, Ohio, had little reason to be happy. In this rural Appalachian town, 20 miles outside of Ironton, residents had been hit hard with job looses and did whatever they would to make a living. The depression was on everyone's minds - until - the Waterloo Wonders. Together, they made history.
The 8th Wonder: The Waterloo Wonders
The 8th Wonder: The Waterloo Wonders
In Waterloo, Ohio, a group of boys made a basketball out of rags, and then made history.
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The 8th Wonder: The Waterloo Wonders
The 8th Wonder: The Waterloo Wonders is a local public television program presented by WOUB.
