Most of you have probably never heard of Pete Robinson, who was Old Dominion's first and longest-lasting wrestling coach.
He was also one of the nicest, wisest and hardest working people I ever met, and he had a big impact on my life. More on that later.
Pete was named ODU's wrestling coach in 1957, when the school was known as the Norfolk Division of the College of William and Mary and VPI. He would serve 26 years, taking ODU from Division II and the Mason-Dixon Conference into Division I.
When he finally retired in 1983, he had been ODU's coach for 26 seasons.