Former Virginia Tech AD Jim Weaver passes away

Posted Jul 4, 2015
Jim Weaver, whose vision and leadership as the Virginia Tech director of athletics catapulted the Hokies into the BIG EAST Conference and later the Atlantic Coast Conference, passed away in his Blacksburg home Thursday morning at the age of 70. Weaver served as the director of athletics at Virginia Tech for more than 16 years from 1997-2013 before announcing in November of 2013 that he was retiring at the end of the calendar year because of health reasons. (Hokie Sports)

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