Jim Weaver (ACC Commissioner)

James H. Weaver (1903-1970) was the first commissioner (1957-1970) of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), head football coach (1933-1936) and athletic director (1937-1954) at Wake Forest University. On May 7, 1954, he was named Commissioner of the ACC.

As athletic director at Wake Forest, one of his most notable actions was the development of the golf program, including the recruitment and award of a scholarship to Arnold Palmer.

The James Weaver Award, rewarded from 1970 to 1994, for the ACC Student-Athlete of the Year (showing exceptional achievement on the playing field and in the classroom), was named after him. In 1994, it merged with other awards, eventually forming the Weaver-James-Corrigan Postgraduate Awards.

He was inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame in 1971, following his death. He was also among the inaugural class inducted into the Wake Forest athletics hall of fame.

External links

* [http://www.wfu.edu/new/publications/wfmag/wfm2004-12.pdf "The Quarterly Magazine of Wake Forest University"] , includes article on golf program
* [http://heritage.extremewebworks.com/articles/05_Qtr4/Our%20Heritage.htm "Heritage Magazine"] , article on Weaver's impact on Wake Forest golf
* [http://www.ncshof.org/inductees_detail.php?i_recid=243 at North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame]
* [http://wakeforestsports.cstv.com/trads/wake-trads-halloffame.html Wake Forest Hall of Fame]