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Chuck Noe, VCU's first coach in the Division I era, died this morning.

The Rams were 95-42 in Coach Noe's six seasons. Highlights included beating Minnesota and Michigan State, and twice defeating a Centenary squad led by Robert Parish.

Coach Noe worked with five players who were drafted by NBA teams: Jesse Dark, Bernard Harris, Richard Jones, Gerald Henderson, Ren Watson.

Coach Noe, who had coached previously at VMI, Virginia Tech and South Carolina, added much class to a program that was in search of a postive image in the early 1970s.

Our hearts go out to his family.

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RIP.

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