Charles Moir
| Sport(s) | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born | 1929/1930 (age 87–88) Francisco, North Carolina |
| Playing career | |
| 1949–1951 | Appalachian State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1963–1967 | Virginia Tech (asst.) |
| 1967–1973 | Roanoke |
| 1973–1976 | Tulane |
| 1976–1987 | Virginia Tech |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 616–238 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
|
1972 Division II National Championship Metro Tournament Championship (1979) |
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Charles R. "Charlie" Moir (born c. 1930) is an American former college basketball coach. He was the head coach of the Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team from 1976 until his resignation in October, 1987. During his eleven seasons at Tech, Moir compiled a 213-119 record, but was forced to resign after the discovery of severe NCAA violations. Including his time at Tech and coaching stints in high school and at Roanoke College and Tulane University, Moir compiled a career record of 616-238 in his 31 seasons as a high school and college head coach.
He was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 2000.
Moir was a basketball and baseball athlete at Appalachian State University. Following his college career, Moir played Minor League Baseball with the Cincinnati Reds organization.
After three years in baseball, Moir moved on to coach high school basketball, coaching for eleven years at Stuart, Virginia, Jefferson, North Carolina, and Mount Airy, North Carolina and finishing with a career record of 224-43.
In 1963, Moir joined the Virginia Tech basketball coaching staff as an assistant. After coaching under Bill Matthews and Howard Shannon for four seasons, Moir moved on to Roanoke College where he compiled a 133-44 record in his six years, winning the NCAA College Division (now called Division II) national championship in 1972.
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