David Braine (athletic director)

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David Braine
Biographical details
Born (1943-07-07) July 7, 1943 (age 81)
Grove City, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Playing career
1962–1964 University of North Carolina
Position(s) Defensive back and placekicker
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1976-1977Assistant Coach, Virginia
1974-1975Assistant Coach, Georgia Tech
1971-1973Assistant Coach, Richmond
1967-1970Assistant Coach, Virginia Military Institute
1966-1967Coach, Manatee High School, Florida
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1997-2006AD, Georgia Tech
1988-1997AD, Virginia Tech
1985-1987AD, Marshall
1983-1984Assistant AD, Fresno State
1978-1983Assistant AD, Virginia [1]

David Braine or Dave Braine is a former college football coach who held the position of Athletics director at Virginia Tech from 1988 to 1997 and Georgia Tech from 1997 to 2006. [1]

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Early life and education

David Braine is a native of Grove City, Pennsylvania. He earned a Master's of Arts and Teaching in 1966 from the University of North Carolina. Braine played football for Tar Heels during the 1962–1964 seasons as a placekicker and defensive back. [1]

Career

Braine is noted for serving as an athletic director for both Georgia Tech and Virginia Tech. However, Braine's administrative career included two years as athletics director at Marshall University and assistant positions at Fresno State and Virginia. Braine previously spent two years at Georgia Tech as an assistant football coach under Pepper Rodgers, and he also coached at Virginia, Richmond and Virginia Military Institute. [2]

Virginia Tech

When Braine became the athletic director of Virginia Tech in 1988, he inherited a program that was plagued with financial, academic, and NCAA compliance problems. However, Virginia Tech made progress on and off the playing field during this time frame. Braine emphasized improving the quality of student life through increased academic advisement and by implementing a code of conduct for student-athletes. Virginia Tech's graduation rate for student-athletes increased to 70 percent, which was 12% above the national average for Division I schools. Braine also directed an expansion of women's athletics that made Virginia Tech compliant with federal gender-equity rules by implementing new women's sports programs, such as soccer, lacrosse, and softball. During Braine's tenure, Virginia Tech won an NIT Championship in basketball and nine Atlantic 10 Conference titles in other sports. Braine also oversaw significant improvement in Virginia Tech's athletics facilities. [3] [4] [5]

Braine helped rebuild Virginia Tech football program by securing ties with the Big East Conference and by supporting Virginia Tech's football coach Frank Beamer, following a 2-8-1 football season in 1992. Braine led the Hokies to back-to-back berths in the Sugar Bowl and Orange Bowl. During the past two decades, the Virginia Tech football program has been successful with Beamer as head football coach as measured by the number of winning seasons and bowl appearances. [3] [4] [5] [6] David Braine played a key role in making the Hokies' members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. [7] He was enshrined in the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame for his contributions in Blacksburg.

Georgia Tech

Braine became athletic director at Georgia Tech on June 3, 1997. Athletic highlights during Braine's tenure at Georgia Tech include the men's basketball team's 2004 NCAA runner-up finish and a school-record streak of nine straight bowl games for the football program. Other athletics highlights during Braine's tenure at Georgia Tech include No. 1 national rankings in baseball and golf and 12 ACC team titles in seven different sports. [2]

Facility upgrades completed during Braine's tenure at Georgia Tech include the $75 million renovation and expansion of Bobby Dodd Stadium at Historic Grant Field, the reconstruction of Russ Chandler Baseball Stadium and the new Georgia Tech Aquatic Center, which hosted the 2006 NCAA Swimming Championships. [2]

As Athletic Director, Braine emphasized the Total Person Concept, a comprehensive support program that stresses academics and life skills. Through the Total Person Program, Georgia Tech student-athletes benefit from several enrichment programs ranging from life skills and career planning to wellness and community outreach. During Braine's tenure, the Homer Rice Center for Sports Performance was created. The Center's efforts concentrate on performance enhancement for student-athletes participating in the sports programs of the Georgia Tech Athletic Association, with services also available for Tech students, faculty and staff. Also during Braine's tenure, Georgia Tech was named the recipient of the first-ever Atlantic Coast Conference Sportsmanship School of the Year Award in 2004. [1] [8]

Braine retired in 2006 due to health concerns after he was diagnosed with Crohn's disease. [9]

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