Jim Weaver (athletics director)
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| Jim Weaver | ||
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| Title | Director of Athletics | |
| College | Virginia Tech | |
| Sport | Football | |
| Career highlights | ||
| Playing career | ||
| 1963–1967 | Penn State | |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||
| 1967–1972 1973 1980–1982 1983–1991 1991–1994 1996–1997 1997-present |
Penn State (asst.) Iowa (offensive coordinator) Villanova Florida (Associate AD) UNLV (AD) Western Michigan (AD) Virginia Tech (AD) |
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James C. (Jim) Weaver is the director of athletics at Virginia Tech.
Weaver played college football at Penn State under Joe Paterno and was later an assistant coach under him. After stints at Iowa and Villanova, Weaver left coaching.
In 1983, Weaver was hired by the University of Florida athletics department in the wake of that school's NCAA sanctions. From there, he moved on UNLV to become the director of athletics in 1991. Weaver resigned in 1994 in protest over the hiring of Tim Grgurich, who had been an assistant under the controversial Jerry Tarkanian, to be the school's new men's basketball coach.
Following a short stay as Western Michigan's director of athletics, Weaver was hired by Virginia Tech to replace the departing Dave Braine. Under Weaver, Virginia Tech athletics programs have moved from the Atlantic 10 to the Big East, and finally to the Atlantic Coast Conference. Lane Stadium has been expanded twice, in 2002 and 2005.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Official bio
- Interview
- AP article on VT's hire
- Resignation from UNLV
- Tech Pulls a Surprise, Names Weaver as AD
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| Preceded by Dave Braine |
Virginia Tech Director of athletics 1997–present |
Succeeded by (current) |
