Henry Lannigan

A gravestone.
Lannigan's gravestone at the University of Virginia Cemetery in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Henry Hayden Lannigan (1863–1930) was the first head basketball coach in the University of Virginia basketball history from 1905 to 1929.[1] He accumulated a record of 254–95 (.728). During his tenure he improved the track program and introduced boxing and basketball. The current venue used by the Cavalier track and field teams, Lannigan Field, is named in his honor. He is buried in the University of Virginia Cemetery and Columbarium.

References

  1. ↑ "Henry Lannigan". viennahistoricalsociety. Retrieved 2017-04-07.
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