If anyone knows what it means to be a Tar Heel, Derek Galvin knows. He competed as a student-athlete in the early 1970's before leading the program for nearly 40 seasons before retiring in June of this year. Thirty-nine to be exact.
His Tar Heel teams earned 441 victories, won five East Atlantic Gymnastics League titles and advanced to NCAA regional competition 12 times in the last 19 seasons.
"I am very grateful to the Carolina community, to the many Tar Heel coaches and staff who have supported and befriended our gymnastics program and me, the administrators who have guided me and the student-athletes who shared their college experiences with me," said Galvin.