MOUNT HOPE, WV (WVNS) — The Mount Hope community and all of southern West Virginia will come together in November in a public ceremony to remember National Football League great Lonnie Warwick. Mr.

Ex-NFL player Lonnie Warwick passed away yesterday in Mount Hope, West Virginia. He was 82. Warwick was the middle linebacker for the ferocious Minnesota Vikings “Purple People Eaters” defense in the ...

MT. HOPE, WV (WVNS) — The iconic Mt. Hope Municipal Stadium has received a name change honoring one of the small town’s sports heroes. West Virginia high schools win appeal on sports reclassifications ...

One of the area’s great athletic legends has passed away. Mount Hope graduate and former NFL linebacker Lonnie Warwick died Monday night. He was 82. × This page ...

West Virginia sports icon Jerry West and Mount Hope legend Lonnie Warwick will be honored at the annual Artie Museum gathering Saturday afternoon. The day will begin with food served at 11 a.m. with ...

Lonnie Warwick, a Raleigh County native and member of the vaunted “Purple People Eaters” 1960s-70s Minnesota Vikings defense, died on Monday at the age of 82. The Vikings announced Warwick’s death in ...