West Virginia State University Athletics

Breckenridge, Jr. is a former football player for WVSU. He was born May 21, 1959, in Charleston, West Virginia. ?He is a 1977 graduate of Charleston High School where he participated and lettered in three sports: football, basketball, and track. After high school, Breckenridge, Jr. continued playing football as a walk-on at WVSU starting and lettering all four years. He earned a West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC) Honorable Mention in 1978. He was a member of the WVIAC Division Championship team and played in the Coal Bowl in 1979. That year he was honored with WVIAC All-Conference, selected First Team All-Conference Defense and Second Team All-American. In 1980, again he was All-Conference and First Team Defense. Breckenridge, Jr.’s teammates considered him to be a keystone contributor of the Yellow Jackets defense, which was ranked top 10 nationally at the time. He went to work in the chemical industry after leaving WVSU and is now enjoying his retirement after 35 years of service. He has served his community through coaching midget league football for the Kanawha City Colts. He is married to Ruth Adams Breckenridge and has three children – Taveeta, Warren III, and Whitney – with his previous wife, Gail Breckenridge. He is also a proud grandfather of four.