Richard Drake began coaching track in 1950 and he is still coaching. Drake, who turns 92 this month, helps coach hurdlers with the Virginia Wesleyan track team.
Photographed Wednesday, May 8, 2019. (L. Todd Spencer/Staff; Daily Press)
Thursday, May 23, 2019
"VWU's Secret Weapon"
"The essence of a coach," Virginia Wesleyan's Richard "Snake" Drake has been mentoring young people for almost 70 years. Read all about "VWU's secret weapon" in The Daily Press: https://bit.ly/2HymjtC
Richard Drake began coaching track in 1950 and he is still coaching. Drake, who turns 92 this month, helps coach hurdlers with the Virginia Wesleyan track team.
Photographed Wednesday, May 8, 2019. (L. Todd Spencer/Staff; Daily Press)
Richard Drake began coaching track in 1950 and he is still coaching. Drake, who turns 92 this month, helps coach hurdlers with the Virginia Wesleyan track team.
Photographed Wednesday, May 8, 2019. (L. Todd Spencer/Staff; Daily Press)
