Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research

Preferred Citation

University of Virginia Sports Promotions Office. University of Virginia Sports Memorabilia, circa 1995-2015, Accession #RG-27/19/1.171, Special Collections, University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Biographical / Historical

Across 25 NCAA Division I sports, the Virginia Cavaliers have captured 81 Atlantic Coast Conference championships since 2002, more than any other ACC school. Since the fall of 2012, UVA has won nine NCAA championships, including national championships in men's basketball and men's lacrosse in 2019. The Cavaliers placed first in the 2019 Men's Capital One Cup, honoring the nation's top Division I athletic programs. During the 2018-19 academic year, a school-record 427 UVA student-athletes were named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll. Virginia posted a graduation rate of 92 percent in the NCAA's annual Graduation Success Rate for incoming student-athletes from 2008 to 2011. It is the highest mark for Virginia since the report was launched in 1998.

Scope and Contents

The collection includes printed sports schedules for baseball, basketball, field hockey, football, lacrosse, soccer, and volleyball; UVa sports trading cards; ten slides and five photographs, including and undated photo of Woody Harrelson with Cav Man; certificates from the National Association of Collegiate Marketing Administrators and the Collegiate Licensing Company; and, an award from the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame "for attaining the highest overall athletic winning percentage, University Division, 2009-2010."

The collection also contains University sports logos printed on felt, posters (some autographed) of UVa sports teams; a basketball autographed by the 1996/1997[?] women's basketball team; and, posters of various sports teams, some autographed by the players.

Arrangement

Series I: Printed

Box:folder 1:1 Baseball schedules

Box:folder 1:2 Basketball, Men's schedules

Box:folder 1:3 Basketball, Women's schedules

Box:folder 1:4 Certificates, Collegiate Licensing Company (8 items)

Box:folder 1:5 Football schedules

Box:folder 1:6 Lacrosse schedules

Box:folder 1:7 Miscellaneous printed (6 items)

Box:folder 18 1984 Peach Bowl championship team reunion (1 volume)

Box:folder 1:9 Photographs and slides

Box:folder 1:10 Soccer schedules

Box:folder 1:11 Sports schedules cards

Box:folder 1:12 Trading cards

Box:folder 1:13 Volleyball schedules

Series II: Plaques

National Association of Basketball Coaches of the United States

1981 All America Selections, Division I

National Association of Collegiate Marketing Administrators Bronze winner, Best Radio Commercial Budget Over $150,000 (2003/2004) Bronze winner, Best Schedule Poster Budget Over $150,000 (2003/2004) Silver winner, Best TV Commercial Non-Agency (2003/2004) Bronze winner, Single-Day Attendance Promotion Men's Basketball (2004/2005)

Virginia Sports Hall of Fame For attaining the highest overall athletic winning percentage, University Division, 2009-2010

Series III: Memorabilia

Cavalier bobblehead Cavalier statuette "Santa's snowman" "Virginia Santa" "Wishlist Santa" "Cavaliers" plaque "'Hoos Home" address number plaque "Virginia Cavaliers 01 Fan" 1957 Chevrolet model "Virginia Tailgaters" 1953 Chevrolet pickup truck model Autographed basketball Teddy bear with UVa t-shirt and flag Musical teddy bear with UVa t-shirt and cap

Series IV: Posters

Basketball, Men's

"Virginia" 1986/1987 [two variant copies; one signed by Terry Holland]

"Virginia basketball, come sky with us …" 1988/1989

"The Holland years, winningest coach in Virginia history" 1990

"Virginia, voted most likely to succeed" 1990/1991

"Virginia, holding up a great tradition" 1993/1994

"Virginia, a new team for a new Gillenium!" 1999/2000

Basketball, Women's

"Virginia, putting on our dancing shoes …" 1989/1990

"Virginia, we're back for another round" 1991/1992 [two variant copies]

"Creating the winning formula" 1993/1994

"Virginia, it all starts here!" 1996/1997

"Virginia basketball: the V files, you'll want to believe" 1998/1999

Field Hockey

"Virginia, Meredith Ewell Fourth Year All American" 1999

Football

"Virginia, Cavaliers on the rise" 1983

"Virginia, Do it 'Hoos, hey, hey, UVa!" 1986

"Virginia 100" 1988

"Virginia, Virginia football … it'll leave you cheering for Moore!" 1990 "Virginia 33-Florida St. 28" 1995

Lacrosse, Women's

"Virginia. 2000 Women's Lacrosse Schedule" 2000 [two variant copies; one signed by team members]

Soccer, Men's

"Virginia, brining you the best soccer" 1991

"Virginia, National player of the year" [Claudio Reyna] 1993

"Virginia 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 national champions" 1994

Soccer, Women's

"Virginia" 1999