Derek Galvin Retires After 39 Years As UNC Gymnastics Head Coach

Posted Jun 3, 2020
Derek Galvin, head coach of the UNC gymnastics team for the past 39 years, is retiring at the end of June. Associate head coach Marie Case Denick will serve as interim coach until Director of Athletics Bubba Cunningham names a permanent head coach. Galvin, who competed on the UNC men's gymnastics team in the 1970s, became head coach in 1981. (GoHeels.com)

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