Paul Webb Obituary; Legendary ODU Basketball Coach Paul Webb Has Passed Away.

Paul Webb taught basketball his entire life. He had an infectious smile and an encyclopedia-sized amount of information about the sport. Webb, who was 94 years old, passed away on Friday. During his ten years as head coach of the Monarchs, the great coach laid one of the most prosperous layers in the history of

Paul Webb taught basketball his entire life. He had an infectious smile and an encyclopedia-sized amount of information about the sport. Webb, who was 94 years old, passed away on Friday.

During his ten years as head coach of the Monarchs, the great coach laid one of the most prosperous layers in the history of the ODU program. In his ten years as head coach, he led the silver and blue to nine playoff appearances, including four NCAA Tournaments and five NITs.

After succeeding Sonny Allen as head coach of the program in 1975, Webb guided the Monarchs to a return trip to the Division II Final Four in his first season. In their inaugural season at the Division I level, Old Dominion made a big impression the following year, going on a 22-game winning streak and finishing 25-4. During the campaign, there were victories at home over Mississippi State as well as away at Georgetown and Virginia.

During his ten seasons as the Monarchs’ leader, he would win 196 games. Webb began his collegiate coaching career at Randolph-Macon, where he guided the Yellow Jackets for 19 seasons and 315 victories.

The legendary coach kept up his involvement in basketball after leaving collegiate athletics, running the Paul Webb Basketball Camp at Randolph-Macon and in Virginia Beach. The camps celebrated their 57th year this past summer.

Before entering the college ranks at Randolph-Macon, Webb started his teaching and coaching career at Highland Springs High School, which is located outside of Richmond. He was a graduate of William & Mary College and Petersburg High School.

In 2017, Webb was admitted to the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame. In addition, he has memberships in the Hampton Roads Sports Hall of Fame, the Old Dominion University Sports Hall of Fame, and the William & Mary Athletic Hall of Fame.

He died exactly two years after Charlotte, his wife, passed away.

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