fuckyeahuva:

frankopotamus:

Add this to the reasons I love Pigeon Hole…

Students from around the country flocked to Grounds in ever-increasing numbers to attend Easters. In 1976, an estimated 15,000 people packed Mad Bowl and the surrounding area for a raucous party that signaled both the peak and the beginning of the end for Easters.

The event—with its huge crowds and attendant mayhem—had become unmanageable. “It was becoming obvious that a halt would have to be called on these stupefying collegiate gambols,” Dabney wrote.

(via 1982: The Rise and Fall of Easters | The University of Virginia Magazine)

dunkofdeath:

Hall of Swag: The Dopest Basketball Photos Ever

Ralph Sampson, Virginia Cavaliers

[Image Source: SI.com; Photographer: Manny Millan/SI]

Congrats to Ralph on the HoF!

(via grandpahoo: UVa Basketball - Ralph Sampson - a set on Flickr)

(congrats to Ralph on HoF)

This classic Puma poster features Sampson in an Egyptian pyramid style scene paying homage to the Mighty Sampson, pushing apart the columns of the building. He is standing there in his own smooth style, sporting a classic pair of Pumas.

(via Sports Design Blog: Old School Design: Ralph Sampson Puma)

“Fresh cut”

(via Twitter / @bubevans1: Fresh cut …)

Virginia running back Perry Jones (33) dives into the end zone for a touchdown against Duke during the second half of an NCAA college football game on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011, Charlottesville, Va. Virginia won 31-21. (AP Photo/Andrew Shurtleff)

(via Duke Blue Devils vs. Virginia Cavaliers - Photos - November 12, 2011 - ESPN)

Afterwards, Andrews told CBS, “It was all guts. I just ran my heart out. I didn’t come here to lose. I have so much respect for these athletes in the finals. I did not come here to lose, though.”

(via Video and Recap Of Legendary Men’s 800m Final at 2011 NCAA Track and Field Championships)

Virginia’s 7-foot-4 center Ralph Sampson gets off a shot against Brigham Young.

(via Classic NCAA Tournament Photos - Ralph Sampson | SI Kids)