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John McElrath (born John Grady McElrath in Greenwood County, South Carolina on April 13, 1941) died of Parkinson's disease on June 9, 2018, at age 77. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Jimbo Doares (born James Woodrow Doares, Jr. in Columbia, South Carolina on August 14, 1944) died on September 7, 2022, at age 78.
Locations of the University of Virginia and Virginia Tech. Roughly 119 miles separate the two schools. Roughly 119 miles separate the two schools. Opened in 2006, John Paul Jones Arena (nicknamed " JPJ ") is the largest indoor arena in Virginia and is home of the Virginia Cavaliers men's and women's basketball teams.
The Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame was established in 1982 to honor and preserve the memory of athletes, coaches, administrators and staff members who have made outstanding contributions to athletics at Virginia Tech. A total of 211 individuals have been inducted to the Tech Hall of Fame during special annual ceremonies held each fall.
Seven Medal of Honor recipients are alumni or former cadets at Virginia Tech. Lieutenant General William G. Boykin, US Army (1971) – Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence; commanding general, John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School; commanding general, 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne); commander, 1st SFOD-D
Virginia Tech's Burruss Hall VT's 6th president, Paul Brandon Barringer Virginia Polytechnic Institute logo in the 1899 yearbook. In 1872, with federal funds provided by the Morrill Act of 1862, the Reconstruction-era Virginia General Assembly purchased the facilities of Preston and Olin Institute, a small Methodist school for boys in Southwest Virginia's rural Montgomery County.
Virginia Tech led 14–7 at the half, but Virginia came out in the second half firing on all cylinders, and outscored Tech 21–0 by the 14 minute mark in the fourth quarter. Up by seven with only a few minutes left, Virginia pulled off a fake field goal on fourth down to keep possession away from the Hokies.
On Saturday in Tech’s 9-1 Section 8-2A semifinal win over ROCORI (7-9-1) in girls soccer, Molly Burkstrand scored eight goals, tying the state record for most goals in a season.
The 1965 Virginia Tech Gobblers football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute or VPI (now known as Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University or Virginia Tech) as an independent during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season.