Jim Weaver (athletics director)

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College = Virginia Tech
Title = Director of Athletics
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Years = 1963–1967
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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.

ee also

* List of Division I Athletic Directors
* Virginia Tech Hokies

External links

* [http://www.hokiesports.com/staff/weaver.html Official bio]
* [http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/VA-news/VA-Pilot/issues/1997/vp971014/10140454.htm Interview]
* [http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/VA-news/VA-Pilot/issues/1997/vp970925/09250546.htm AP article on VT's hire]
* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9502E4DD1E3CF933A15753C1A962958260 Resignation from UNLV]
* [http://www.techsideline.com/newsarch/1997/970925news.htm Tech Pulls a Surprise, Names Weaver as AD]