ROBINSON, LES
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Director of Athletics at The Citadel, 2000-2008, replacing Walter Nadzak who retired. From 1974-1985 he served as head basketball coach at The Citadel. His 132 victories made him the winningest basketball coach in Citadel history. In 1979 he was named Southern Conference Basketball Coach of the year. In 1979 and 1985 he was named South Carolina Basketball Coach of the Year.
Robinson served as head basketball coach and athletic director at three Division I academic institutions; he is the only person in NCAA history to have done so.
As Director of Athletics at The Citadel, Robinson was instrumental in building the Altman Athletic Center, Inouye Marksmanship Center, Maybank Triplets Football Practice Field, women's sports addition to the McAlister Field House, and the 2006 opening of the West Side Grandstands for the renovated Johnson Hagood Stadium.
(Sources: The Citadel Baseball 2001, p. 41; Press Release, January 25, 2008, CitadelSports.com) (DH & EC)
