August 2009 is Reigning D-I Football Champion Richmond Month On AGS - Fact A Day!

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First, we at AGS are extremely sorry for the belated start of the banner and fact a day. Measures have been taken to ensure this does not happen again. Every fan of FCS is proud of our current champion, the University of Richmond Spiders. Their rise to the pinnacle of NCAA football is a big reason why we all love the FCS. They proved it ON THE FIELD. Thanks to their school fans for sponsoring this month at AGS.

8/1

University Information
Location. University of Richmond, Va. 23173
Founded.1830
Enrollment..2,950
Nickname. Spiders
School Colors. Red and Blue
Affiliation.. NCAA FCS
Conference.CAA Football
PresidentDr. Edward L. Ayers (Tennessee ‘74)
Athletics Director Jim Miller (Old Dominion ‘74)

Coaching Staff
Head Coach.Mike London (Richmond ‘83)
Richmond Record (Years) / Overall (Years). 13-3 (2nd) / 13-3 (2nd)

Assistant Coaches/Staff
Mike Faragalli..Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks Coach
Vic Shealy. Defensive Coordinator
Vincent Brown Linebackers Coach
Scott Burton.Wide Receivers Coach
Jeff Hanson Assistant Heach Coach / Defensive Line Coach / Recruiting Coord.
Dave Legg.Cornerbacks Coach / Special Teams Coordinator
Kevin Lewis Assistant Defensive Line Coach
Bill Polin Offensive Line Coach
Stacy Tutt Running Backs Coach
Byron Thweatt Tight Ends Coach / Assistant Special Teams Coordinator
Steve Atkinson.Director of Football Operations
Blanda Wolfe Director of High School Relations
Chris Stewart.. Director of Strength & Conditioning
Chris Jones. Director of Sports Medicine/Football

Stadium Information
Stadium (Capacity) UR Stadium (21,319)
Surface..Natural Grass

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8/2

Seasons of Football. 127th in 2009
First Season.1881
All-Time Record (Pct.).466-597-53 (.447)
All-Time Postseason Record (Pct.) 10-7 (.588)
All-Time Bowl Record (Pct.). 1-1 (.500)
All-Time Conference Championships 9
Southern Conference 4
Yankee Conference 1
Atlantic 10 Conference 3
CAA Football. 1
NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances. 7
All-Time Playoff Record (Pct.) 9-6 (.600)
Last appearance 2008 (National Champions)

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Team Information
2008 Record. 13-3 (National Champions)
CAA Football Finish..6-2 (Third South Division)
Offense.. Pro-Style; Multiple
Defense.. 4-3

Lettermen Returning / Lost. 52 / 14

Offensive Starters Returning. 7 / 4

Defensive Starters Returning / Lost. 9 / 2

Offensive Starters Returning
QB (1).. Eric Ward (6-3, 213, Sr.)
FB (0)
OL (4). Matt McCracken (6-4, 291, Sr.); Jared Decker (6-5, 300, Sr.);
.. Michael Silva (6-5, 300, Sr.); Drew Lachenmayer (6-3, 288, Jr.)
WR (2).Kevin Grayson (6-3, 200, Jr.); Jordan Mitchell (6-0, 188, Sr.);
TE (0)

Defensive Starters Returning
DL (2). Martin Parker (6-3, 287, Jr.); Parker Miles (6-3, 266, Sr.)
LB (3).Eric McBride (6-2, 214, Jr.); Collin McConaghy (6-0, 223, Sr.);
Patrick Weldon (6-2, 210, Jr.)
DB (2).. David Horton (5-11, 195, Sr.); Justin Rogers (5-10, 170, Jr.)
S (2) Derek Hatcher (5-9, 189, Sr.); Michael Ireland (6-1, 198, Sr.)

Specialists Returning
PK (1)..Andrew Howard (6-0, 180, Sr.)
P (1).Brian Radford (6-2, 213, Sr.)
KR (1). Justin Rogers (5-10, 170, Jr.)
PR (1). Derek Hatcher (5-9, 189, Sr.)
LS (0)

Starting Players Lost
Offense (4)..Josh Vaughan (TB), Joe Stewart (TE),
.. John Crone (FB), Evan Lehner (OL)
Defense (2).Lawrence Sidbury, Jr. (DE), Sherman Logan (DE)

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2009 Schedule
Date .. Opponent .. Location ‘08 Record .Series Last
Sept. 5 at Duke Durham, N.C 4-8 .Duke, 9-2 .2006
Sept. 12 .. at Delaware * .. Newark, Del 4-8 .. UD, 18-7 .2008
Sept. 19 .. Hofstra * Richmond, Va . 4-8 .. Tied, 3-3 .2008
Sept. 26 .. VMI Richmond, Va . 4-7 Tied, 40-40-5 .2008
Oct. 3 Bye Week
Oct. 10 . at James Madison * . Harrisonburg, Va 12-2 .. UR, 14-12 .2008
Oct. 17 . at Maine * . Orono, Maine . 8-5 UR, 11-10 .2008
Oct. 24 Massachusetts * .. Richmond, Va . 7-5 .. UM, 13-10 .2008
Oct. 31 . at Towson * .. Towson, Md . 3-9 . UR, 3-2 .2008
Nov. 7 .. Villanova * .. Richmond, Va 10-3 . VU, 19-9 .2008
Nov. 14 at Georgetown . Washington, D.C 2-8 ..GU, 5-2 .2008
Nov. 21 William & Mary * . Richmond, Va . 7-4 . WM, 59-54-5 .2008
* - CAA Opponent

2008 Results
Date .. Opponent Location . Score
Aug. 30 at Elon .. Elon, N.C .W, 28-10
Sept. 6 . at Virginia Charlottesville, Va. L, 0-16
Sept. 13 .. Towson * . UR Stadium W, 45-14
Sept. 20 .. Maine * UR Stadium W, 44-17
Sep. 27 at Villanova * Villanova, Pa. . L, 20-26
Oct. 4 at VMI Lexington, Va W, 56-16
Oct. 11 . James Madison * UR Stadium L, 31-38
Oct. 18 . at Massachusetts * Amherst, Mass. ..W, 30-15
Oct. 25 . Georgetown UR Stadium .. W, 48-0
Nov. 8 .. at Hofstra * .. Hempstead, N.Y. .W, 34-14
Nov. 15 Delaware * . UR Stadium W, 31-14
Nov. 22 at William & Mary * Williamsburg, Va. ..(ot) W, 23-20
Nov. 29 Eastern Kentucky (NCAA) .. Richmond, Va W, 38-10
Dec. 6 .. at Appalachian State (NCAA) Boone, N.C, W, 33-13
Dec. 13 at Northern Iowa (NCAA) Cedar Falls, Iowa .W, 21-20
Dec. 19 vs. Montana (NCAA) .. Chattanooga, Tenn W, 24-7
* - CAA Opponent

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8/5

2009 PRESEASON TWO-DEEP

OFFENSE

Wide Receiver
9 Jordan Mitchell Sr. 6-0 188
17 Tre Gray So. 5-11 160

Left Tackle
54 Jared Decker Sr. 6-5 300
70 Kevin Westervelt So. 6-6 290

Left Guard
79 Matthew McCracken Sr. 6-4 291
76 Ryan Goss So. 6-5 290

Center
65 Drew Lachenmayer Jr. 6-3 288
74 Chris Kondorossy Sr. 6-4 290

Right Guard
74 Chris Kondorossy Sr. 6-4 290
73 Brian Agnis Jr. 6-4 300

Right Tackle
66 Michael Silva Sr. 6-5 300
72 Jason Sakoian So. 6-4 280

Tight End
25 William Bischoff Jr. 6-2 246
88 Kevin Finney R-Fr. 6-5 215

Wide Receiver
1 Kevin Grayson Jr. 6-3 190
81 Donte Boston So. 6-1 185

Fullback
42 Ben Keating Jr. 6-0 216
47 Ben Bryer So. 6-2 229

Tailback
20 Justin Forte Sr. 5-9 185
22 Garrett Wilkins So. 5-10 175

Quarterback
11 Eric Ward Sr. 6-3 213
19 John Laub R-Fr. 6-3 205

DEFENSE

Left End
93 Nicholas Battle Sr. 6-4 250
92 Casey Cooley Jr. 6-3 245

Nose Guard
98 Parker Miles Sr. 6-3 266
95 Jonathan Ashe Jr. 6-1 270

Tackle
55 Martin Parker Jr. 6-3 287
77 Corey Jackson So. 6-3 260

Right End
34 Pierre Turner Sr. 6-1 255
96 Chris James R-Fr. 6-4 220

Left Outside Linebacker
45 Tyler Sullivan Jr. 6-0 225
39 Patrick Weldon Jr. 6-2 210

Middle Linebacker
6 Collin McConaghy Sr. 6-0 223
46 Darrius McMillan R-Fr. 6-0 215

Right Outside Linebacker
31 Eric McBride Jr. 6-2 214
15 Jordan Shoop Jr. 6-2 220

Left Cornerback
5 Justin Rogers Jr. 5-10 170
24 Seth Williams Sr. 5-10 186

Strong Safety
18 Michael Ireland Sr. 6-1 198
37 Colin Pehanick So. 6-1 195

Free Safety
21 Derek Hatcher Sr. 5-9 189
26 Darryl Hamilton R-Fr. 5-10 185

Right Cornerback
28 David Horton Sr. 5-11 195
23 Tremayne Graham So. 5-10 180

SPECIALISTS

Place Kicker
10 Andrew Howard Sr. 6-0 180
90 Brian Radford Sr. 6-2 213

Punter
90 Brian Radford Sr. 6-2 213
48 Brett Weigand Sr. 6-0 175

Punt Returns
21 Derek Hatcher Sr. 5-9 189
5 Justin Rogers Jr. 5-10 170

Kick Returns
5 Justin Rogers Jr. 5-10 170
21 Derek Hatcher Sr. 5-9 189

Long Snapper
TBD

Holder
11 Eric Ward Sr. 6-3 213

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8/6

Follow the Spiders on social networks:

Twitter - http://twitter.com/Spider_Football
Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/richmondspidey?ref=ts
Youtube - http://www.youtube.com/user/RichmondSpiders

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8/7

2008 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!!!!!!!!!!!

The victory marked Richmond's first-ever NCAA National Championship in any sport. (The 1982 women's tennis team captured the AIAW Division-II title, which previously stood as the school's only national title).

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8/8

2008 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!!!!!!!!!!

Mike London is the first African-American to lead his team to the FCS National Championship game in 30 years - when Florida A&M head coach Rudy Hubbard won the inaugural FCS (then I-AA) title in 1979. He is just the third rookie head coach to lead his team to the National Championship game - the previous two have won the title as well: Georgia Southern's Tim Stowers in 1990 and Marshall's Bob Pruett in 1996.

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8/9

2008 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!

Richmond is just the third private school to earn an FCS National Championship game berth. Furman won the title in 1988 (lost in 2001) and Colgate fell to Delaware in 2003.

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8/10

2008 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Richmond's appearance in the title game marked the second-consecutive year that the third-place team from the CAA South Division played in Chattanooga. Delaware fell to Appalachian State in 2007. In the last six years, the only CAA teams to win the FCS National Championship have come from the CAA South Division (Richmond in 2008, Delaware in 2003, James Madison in 2004) and Appalachian State.

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8/11

2008 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!!!!!!!!!!

Richmond was unseeded entering the playoffs and defeated the No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 seeds on its way to the title.

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8/12

2008 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!!!!!!!!!

The Spiders defeated four-consecutive conference champions en route to the title.

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8/13

2008 NATIONAL CHAMPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Spiders ended the season with a school-record 13-wins (13-3), breaking the previous school record of 11 wins set in 2007 (11-3).

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8/14

Spider Cheerleading

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Top 10 Reasons to Cheer for the Spiders...

10. Develop new friendships and experience team bonding.

9. Keep in shape and avoid the "Freshman 15" with access to the athlete's weight room.

8. Represent the University in a fun and spirited way.

7. Wrap it all into one... cheering, dancing, tumbling, and stunting.

6. Discover the mystery of Spidey's identity.

5. Travel with the football and basketball teams to tournaments.

4. Receive free T-shirts/shorts/shoes and free game passes to home football and basketball games.

3. Get close to the action with the best seats on the fieldlines and sidelines.

2. Kick, yell, jump and scream for a job.

1. Learn the true meaning of Trust... after all, rather than throwing and catching balls, we throw and catch people.

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8/15

UR Fight Song (http://playlist.yahoo.com/makeplaylist.dll?SID=89420292)

"Spider Born"

I'm spider born and spider bred
And when I die I'll be spider dead,
So, 'ray, 'ray for Richmond, Richmond,
'Ray, 'ray for Richmond, Richmond
'Ray, 'ray for Richmond,
'Ray, 'ray, 'ray!

The Spiders are all out today
And with this game they're gonna walk away,
So, 'ray, 'ray for Richmond, Richmond,
'Ray, 'ray for Richmond, Richmond,
'Ray, 'ray for Richmond,
'Ray, 'ray, 'ray!

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8/16

University of Richmond Stadium

Located just minutes from the University of Richmond campus, UR Stadium serves as home to Richmond football.

Recognized as having one of the finest natural grass playing surfaces in the nation, UR Stadium seats 22,000. Through the years, the stadium has served as the host for countless high school playoff contests and was the site of the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championships from 1995-1998.

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The 2009-2010 season is the last for the football team, in 2010-2011 they will begin play in a new location.

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8/17

SPIDER TEAM OF DISTINCTION

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The Richmond Athletic Hall of Fame's inaugural "Spider Team of Distinction" has been awarded to the 1968 Tangerine Bowl champions coached by Hall of Famer Frank Jones.

The Southern Conference champions' 49-42 win against 17th-ranked Ohio University in the Tangerine Bowl came after dropping arch-rival William & Mary 31-6 in the regular-season finale. Ohio entered the game as one of the nation's three unbeaten and untied programs.

The 8-3 Spiders finished the remarkable season ranked #20 in the AP poll and #18 in the UPI poll.

The following are Richmond Football single-game records set in the Tangerine Bowl victory: most passing yards (447), most first downs (32), total offense (Buster O'Brien with 486), completions (O'Brien with 39) and receptions (Walker Gillette with 20).

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8/18

SPIDEY

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From 1876-1893, Richmond carried the nickname "Colts" into its athletic contests, so dubbed for their play as an "energetic group of young colts." In the summer of 1894, a new nickname was born. A baseball team comprised of UR athletes and city residents adopted the name "Spiders".

Star pitcher Puss Ellyson's lanky arms and stretching kick confused batters to such an extent that Richmond Times-Dispatch writer Ragland Chesterman used the name of that clever creeping insect, the Spider, to fittingly describe the erudite members of the team. So was created perhaps the most unique school nickname in the nation. To this day, the University of Richmond is the only school in the country which sports the nickname "Spiders."

The University of Richmond is the only school in the country with a Spider as a mascot.

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8/19

Head Coach Mike London

A native of Hampton, Va., London played defensive back at Richmond from 1979-82. Under head coach Dal Shealy, he led the Spiders with six interceptions as a senior captain in 1982. In addition to earning All-State honors, he was chosen the team's MVP and received the Coaches Award. In 1982, the Virginia Peninsula Sports Club selected him as the male in-state Athlete of the Year.

London broke into the coaching ranks in 1988, spending two seasons with Richmond as the outside linebackers coach and admissions liaison, followed by four years (1990-93) as the defensive line coach at William & Mary.

He returned to Richmond for three more years (1994-96) as the outside linebackers coach and recruiting coordinator on Jim Reid's staff, coaching All-America LB Shawn Barber, who was a fourth-round draft pick by the Washington Redskins in 1998 and played 10 years in the NFL.

Prior to his first coaching stint at UVa, London served as defensive line coach at Boston College from 1997-2000, where he helped lead the Eagles to two bowl appearances.

Before returning home, London had spent six of the previous seven seasons molding one of the nation's top defenses at the University of Virginia, most recently as the Cavaliers' defensive coordinator. He was instrumental in the development of five defensive players drafted in the NFL, most notably second-overall selection Chris Long in 2007.

After spending the 2005 season as the defensive line coach with the NFL's Houston Texans, he returned to Al Groh's staff in 2006.

He graduated from Richmond in 1983 with a bachelor's degree in sociology and a year later received a degree in law enforcement from the Richmond Police Academy, serving as a detective for the street crimes unit from 1985-87. The Dallas Cowboys signed him as a free agent in 1983.

This is London's first head coaching position and marks the first time at Richmond since the Ed Merrick era (1951-65) that an alumnus has led the football program.

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8/20

University of Richmond Athletic Hall Of Fame

David Ames
Inducted in the Class of 1990-91

David Ames was one of the most versatile players to ever wear a Spider football uniform while at Richmond he played defensive back, halfback, punter, punt returner and kick returner. Ames was 6'0" and hailed from Portsmouth, VA. While at UR from 1955-1959 he also ran track. During his football career as a Spider he was named All-Southern Conference in 1957 and 59 along with receiving All-State honors in the 1959 season. He did not play during the 1957-58 season. He was described as having an amazing change of pace and was rarely brought down in the behind. Ames was considered an outstanding halfback in the Conference. Coach Edwin Merrick felt that having David Ames was going to be the difference between three or four more victories a season.

After his Spider career David played professional football. In 1960 he signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers, and after making their regular season roster as a defensive back received draft notice. After serving six months active duty he signed with the New York Titans of the American Football League. During the 1961 season Ames played with the New York Titans and Denver Broncos. While at Denver he played two games on offense (120 yards on 20 carries, and six receptions for 120 yards). Finished the season on defense. After being released by Denver in the 1962 season, David played four years with the Richmond Rebels and Richmond Mustangs of the Continental Football League.

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8/21

UR's 2010 Home: FIRST MARKET STADIUM

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• The expanded First Market Stadium will be a permanent multi-sport venue serving the University's football, lacrosse, soccer and track programs.
• The expanded facility will be located entirely within the University's existing boundaries and will be placed at the site of the current First Market Stadium. There will be no encroachment on area neighborhoods.
• The proposed capacity of the stadium is for a maximum of 8,700 spectators.

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8/22

Spiders in the Big Leagues (as of this summer)

National Football League
Shawn Barber - Philadelphia Eagles
Dwaune Jones - Seattle Seahawks
Matt Joyce - Detroit Lions
Eric King - Seattle Seahawks
Marc Megna - New England Patriots
Muneer Moore - Denver Broncos
Matt Snider - Houston Texans
Rahmaan Streater - Seattle Seahawks
Paris Lenon - Green Bay Packers

Canadian Football League
Winston October - Montreal Alouettes
Marc Megna - Montreal Alouettes

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8/23

SPIDER 2009 GAME PROMOTIONS

•Ukrop's Two-For-One
Present your Ukrop's Valued Customer card or First Market Bank Marketshare card to receive two for one admissions.

•National Championship Flag Raising Ceremony
Celebrate and remember the 2008 National Championship as we raise the new National Championship Flag at the stadium prior to kick-off!

•SunTrust Mortgage National Championship Rally Towels
First 1500 fans receive a FREE National Championship commemorative towel courtesy of SunTrust Mortgage.

•National Championship Commemorative Coca-Cola Cans
Fans will receive a Spiders National Championship Coca-Cola Can as they exit UR Stadium courtesy of Coca-Cola and Ukrop's.

•Military Appreciation Day
Military members can show their military ID at the gate and receive $10 tickets for themselves and their families. They can also receive a coupon code that will be distributed by the PR offices at their respective bases and use that code to purchase discounted tickets for the game on RichmondSpiders.com prior to game day.

•Virginia Blood Services Blood Drive
Come support the Virginia Blood Services by donating blood at the Blood Mobile or sign up for a future drive!
Enter VBS under sponsor code in order to reserve your spot to give blood for the Sept. 19th game today.

•Richmond Police Department Day
Don't miss the RPD cars, interactive units and gear on display at the game.

•Enjoy the band Audible View during pre-game tailgating in the stadium parking lot!

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8/24

RICHMOND HALL OF FAME

Shawn Barber
Inducted in the Class of 2004-05.

One of the most dominating defensive players in Richmond Football history, Shawn Barber has enjoyed a successful professional career since being selected in the fourth round of the 1998 draft by the Washington Redskins.

During his four years in the nation's capital, Barber amassed 281 tackles, including a career-high 148 in 1999. The linebacker moved to Philadelphia for the 2002 season when he made 119 stops and returned an interception for a touchdown.

Barber signed with Kansas City for the 2003 campaign and ranked second on the team with 141 tackles while starting 16 games at outside linebacker. The Richmond, Va. native and Hermitage High School product was playing extremely well again in 2004 before being lost for the season with an injury.

Barber started 33 games at Richmond and is fourth all-time with 20 sacks. He earned 1997 Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year after making 94 tackles, six sacks and three interceptions as a senior. During that season, Barber earned National Defensive Player of the Week after compiling 20 tackles, five tackles for loss, two forced fumbles, one interception and one sack against The Citadel.

A decorated student-athlete, Barber earned All-America and All-Conference honors as a junior and senior (1996, 1997).

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8/25

RICHMOND HALL OF FAME

J. Robert Bleier, Jr.
Inducted in the Class of 1999-2000

Bob Bleier was one of the most prolific passer in Richmond football history. He is first on Richmond's career lists with 1,169 career attempts, 672 completions, 8,057 passing yards and 54 passing touchdowns from 1983-86.

Bleier owns three of the top five passing seasons in school history. He was Second Team All-Yankee Conference in 1986 and played in the Blue-Gray Game following that season.

Bleier played for the New England Patriots of the National Football League in 1987.

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8/26

RICHMOND HALL OF FAME

Mike Bragg
Inducted in the Class of 1982-83.

Mike Bragg tied for third in the nation in punting as a junior with an average of 42.8 yards and played in the College All-Star game in 1968. While punting for the Spiders, he had a career average of 41.9 yards and punted better than 70 yards 4 times in his career.

He graduated from UR with a BA in Sociology. Mike was an honorable mention Pro Scouts All-America his senior season.

He was selected in the 5th round of the NFL draft by the Washington Redskins. He played professional football for the Washington Redskins and Baltimore Colts from 1968-81.

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8/27

2008 National Championship Commemorative Coke Can

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8/28

UR HALL OF FAMER

John Barelli
Inducted in the Class of 2003-04.

An overwhelming defensive tackle at Richmond who swallowed the opposition, John Barelli grew into an even more domineering figure as an elite security officer for some of the world's most precious art.

A three-year starter on the Spider defensive line (1968-70), Barelli earned All-Southern Conference honors as a junior and senior and was an honorable mention All-American in 1970.

While his playing career was certainly impressive, what Barelli accomplished upon graduation from Richmond (sociology, 1971), John Jay College of Criminal Justice (M.A. in 1977) and Fordham (Ph.D. in criminology, 1986) is equally extraordinary.

After two years as a Richmond police officer (1972-74), Barelli moved to the New York Botanical Gardins were he served as the security director from 1974-78. He later joined the Metropolitan Museum of Art where he served as security manager from 1987-2001 before being promoted to Chief Security Officer.

An avid sports fan, Barelli works with Major League Baseball and the National Baseball Hall of Fame as a special security consultant.

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8/29

UR HALL OF FAMER

J. Robert Bleier, Jr.
Inducted in the Class of 1999-2000

Bob Bleier was one of the most prolific passer in Richmond football history. He is first on Richmond's career lists with 1,169 career attempts, 672 completions, 8,057 passing yards and 54 passing touchdowns from 1983-86. Bleier owns three of the top five passing seasons in school history. He was Second Team All-Yankee Conference in 1986 and played in the Blue-Gray Game following that season. Bleier played for the New England Patriots of the National Football League in 1987.

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8/30

UR HALL OF FAMER

Walker Gillette
Inducted in the Class of 1976-77.

Walker Gillette was the only consensus football All-America to play at Richmond. He was a wide receiver for UR from 1967 to 1969 and led the Spiders to the Tangerine Bowl championship in 1968. He had great speed being a hurdler on the track team. He had great hands, all the moves, was a great receiver, and could run after he caught the ball. While coaching at William & Mary, legendary coach Marv Levy once said that, "Walker Gillette had the speed, size and great game breaking potential in a season. We faced many great spread receivers, no one hurt us more than Walker did. He is a threat long and short. He's one of the nation's finest pass receiving threats." He was labeled "The Blade and the Spoiler" by his teammates. He is the son of Jim Gillette, former University of Virginia and Cleveland Rams pro star.

He holds Richmond records for touchdown receptions in a game, season and career and was drafted in the first round by the San Diego Chargers in the 1970 NFL draft. The 6'5" 200 pounder from Capron, Va. was also a standout and captain of the UR track team as a high hurdler, 440 - yard dash man, and member of the mile relay team. Gillette caught 20 passes for 242 yards to upset Ohio University in the 1968 Tangerine Bowl (49-42) and was named game MVP. During his career Gillette caught 158 passes for 2,649 yards and scored 22 touchdowns. Born March 16, 1947.

Voted Consensus First Team All-American in 1969 by Associated Press, Time Magazine, Sporting News, Look Magazine and Newspaper Enterprise Association. In 1970 played in the College All-Star Game and 1969, the North-South Game. Named First Team All-Southern Conference and First Team All-State 1967, 1968, 1969. Named Southern Conference Student-Athlete of the Year in 1969.

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8/31

REIGNING D-I NATIONAL CHAMPIONS