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Irvin Cannady, Jr.

  • Class
    1950
  • Induction
    1995
  • Sport(s)
    Coach
At age 4, Cannaday decided he wanted to be a football coach. He completed his high school education while working in a railroad machine shop at night. Following military service, he entered State where he graduated in 1950. He then began a lifetime career of coaching football and basketball in the Roanoke school system.
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