Jim Valvano
Basketball Coach
Head coach who led North Carolina State University to a classic NCAA Championship in 1983.
He played college basketball at Rutgers University, starting at point guard from 1964 to 1967.
He announced the V Foundation for cancer research in a memorable ESPY speech.
He had three daughters, Nicole, Jamie, and Lee Ann, with his wife Pamela Levine.
He coached the NBA star Spud Webb at North Carolina State from 1983 to 1985.