Jim Weaver (athletic director)

Jim Weaver
Biographical details
Born	March 5, 1945; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Died	July 2, 2015 (aged 70); Blacksburg, Virginia
Playing career
1964–1966	Penn State
Position(s)	Center, linebacker
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1967–1972	Penn State (assistant)
1973	Iowa State (OC)
1974	Villanova (interim HC)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1983–1991	Florida (Associate AD)
1991–1994	UNLV
1996–1997	Western Michigan
1997–2014	Virginia Tech
Head coaching record
Overall	3–5

James C. Weaver (March 5, 1945 – July 2, 2015) was a college athletics administrator and former American football player and coach. He was the athletic director at Virginia Tech from 1997 to 2014. He was a native of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Career

He played college football at Pennsylvania State University for Rip Engle and Joe Paterno and was later an assistant coach under Paterno. After a year as an assistant at Iowa State University and a season as the interim head coach at Villanova University, 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 the University of Nevada, Las Vegas 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.[1]

Lane Stadium's 2005 west side expansion project, during the 2005 Spring Game

Following a short stay as Western Michigan University's director of athletics, Weaver was hired by Virginia Tech to replace the departing Dave Braine. Under Weaver, Virginia Tech's athletics programs moved from the Atlantic 10 Conference to the Big East Conference and then to the Atlantic Coast Conference. Lane Stadium was expanded twice, in 2002 and 2005. His accomplishments on behalf of the university led to his posthumous enshrinement into the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame.

He was succeeded by Whit Babcock, after retiring due to health reasons in 2014.

Death

Weaver died on July 2, 2015 at the age of 70.[2] He had Parkinson's disease.[3]

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall
Villanova Wildcats (Independent) (1974)
1974	Villanova	3–5
Villanova:		3–5
Total:		3–5

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References

Jensen, Mike (October 20, 1994). "Athletic Director At Unlv Resigns Amid Coach Talks Former Assistant Tim Grgurich Was Hired As Coach. Then He Wasn't - For The Time Being, At Least". Philly.com.
"Former Tech AD Jim Weaver passes away". hokiesports.com. July 2, 2015.
Bitter, Andy (July 2, 2015). "Former Virginia Tech athletic director Jim Weaver dies after battling Parkinson's disease". The Roanoke Times.

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[1] Jensen, Mike (October 20, 1994). "Athletic Director At Unlv Resigns Amid Coach Talks Former Assistant Tim Grgurich Was Hired As Coach. Then He Wasn't - For The Time Being, At Least". Philly.com.

[2] "Former Tech AD Jim Weaver passes away". hokiesports.com. July 2, 2015.

[rtdeath-3] Bitter, Andy (July 2, 2015). "Former Virginia Tech athletic director Jim Weaver dies after battling Parkinson's disease". The Roanoke Times.