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Janell Nester Dobbins

  • Class
    1955
  • Induction
    1995
  • Sport(s)
    Volleyball
A 1955 Radford graduate, Dobbins is a popular and familiar figure in Highlander athletics. She served 19 years as Radford's volleyball coach before retiring in 1993 as the school's winningest coach in any sport. Her teams were 369-219, growing from an unaffiliated small college team in 1971 to an NCAA Division I Tournament participant her final season. A Radford native, she built RU volleyball into an NCAA Division II power in the early 1980s, "retired" for three seasons, and then returned to coach the team to two Division I Big South Conference titles in the 1990s.
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