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January 25th, 2008, 03:36 PM
The Citadel AD Les Robinson Announces His Retirement
Courtesy: CitadelSports.com
Release: 01/25/2008
The Citadel Director of Athletics Les Robinson has announced his retirement, effective June 30, 2008.
CHARLESTON, S.C. – Director of Athletics Les Robinson, the only person in NCAA history to serve as head basketball coach and director of athletics at three Division I institutions and who has been at The Citadel in his current position for the past seven years, has announced his retirement, thus concluding a spectacular coaching and administrative career that began in 1960 as a basketball player at North Carolina State University.
Robinson, a native of St. Albans, W.Va., said that he will retire on June 30, 2008. However, he will be retained as a consultant for the new director of athletics and will assist as an ambassador.
A virtual Who’s Who in intercollegiate athletics and one of the region’s most sought-after speakers, Robinson served as head basketball coach and later director of athletics at The Citadel, East Tennessee State and North Carolina State.
“It has been a wonderful time and a tremendous amount of fun,” said Robinson of his career. “I have often pinched myself because I have lived a life that many dream about, but the best part of this ride has been the great number of people I’ve met along the way.”
“It is impossible to measure the impact Les Robinson has had on our athletics program and on the entire Citadel family,” said Lt. General John Rosa (USAF, ret.), president of The Citadel. “As one of the most highly respected people in college athletics today, Les has consistently championed the highest ideals in college athletics and brought out the best in our student-athletes, our coaches and all others he has mentored. The Citadel is lucky to be the place where he will finish his outstanding career and it has been my privilege to have Les on my team.”
http://www.citadelsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9700&ATCLID=1374965
Courtesy: CitadelSports.com
Release: 01/25/2008
The Citadel Director of Athletics Les Robinson has announced his retirement, effective June 30, 2008.
CHARLESTON, S.C. – Director of Athletics Les Robinson, the only person in NCAA history to serve as head basketball coach and director of athletics at three Division I institutions and who has been at The Citadel in his current position for the past seven years, has announced his retirement, thus concluding a spectacular coaching and administrative career that began in 1960 as a basketball player at North Carolina State University.
Robinson, a native of St. Albans, W.Va., said that he will retire on June 30, 2008. However, he will be retained as a consultant for the new director of athletics and will assist as an ambassador.
A virtual Who’s Who in intercollegiate athletics and one of the region’s most sought-after speakers, Robinson served as head basketball coach and later director of athletics at The Citadel, East Tennessee State and North Carolina State.
“It has been a wonderful time and a tremendous amount of fun,” said Robinson of his career. “I have often pinched myself because I have lived a life that many dream about, but the best part of this ride has been the great number of people I’ve met along the way.”
“It is impossible to measure the impact Les Robinson has had on our athletics program and on the entire Citadel family,” said Lt. General John Rosa (USAF, ret.), president of The Citadel. “As one of the most highly respected people in college athletics today, Les has consistently championed the highest ideals in college athletics and brought out the best in our student-athletes, our coaches and all others he has mentored. The Citadel is lucky to be the place where he will finish his outstanding career and it has been my privilege to have Les on my team.”
http://www.citadelsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9700&ATCLID=1374965