End of an Era. A Coaching Legend to Retire.

transfer2BGSU · Post by **transfer2BGSU** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 5:28 pm

Volleyball Coach Denise Van De Walle has announced her retirement at the conclusion of the 2011 season

http://www.bgsufalcons.com/news/2011/4/ ... 15212.aspx

Kudos to you Coach!

Falcon Fanatic · Post by **Falcon Fanatic** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 6:03 pm

She will be greatly missed!!! Congrats on an amazing career!!!

MarkL · Post by **MarkL** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 6:49 pm

Wow ... I was shocked to read the writeup but I knew this would happen sometime soon. Thank you for EVERYTHING you have done for BGSU! Outstanding career worth celebrating!

BGFalconfromCincy · Post by **BGFalconfromCincy** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 10:02 pm

A sad day indeed, but a amazing career, and still one more season to hopefully bring a fantastic end to her career. Thank you for everything coach

VDub26Falcon · Post by **VDub26Falcon** » Fri Apr 22, 2011 11:14 am

Every interaction I had with Coach VanDeWalle was amazing. She was so nice to me when I first started with BG24. She gave me awesome interviews, took the time to learn my name as well as many of the sports staff and even gave me an interview after a very tough loss to Toledo one year. She even gave me a couple of helpful "tips" in my time as Sports Director of BG24. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING COACH!!!!!

Falconfreak90 · Post by **Falconfreak90** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 10:06 am

One of the classiest coaches you will ever meet in any sport. Coach was kind enough to drop notes in the mail thanking me for Falcon Club donations and always answered emails about the team. Almost 30 years at the same school...virutally unheard of. It would be great to be at her last match this upcoming season and I will definitely mark the calendar for the road matches at Kent State and Akron.

Thank you Coach for everything you've done for BGSU...a true Falcon thru and thru. What a heck of a career!

1987alum · Post by **1987alum** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 3:14 pm

Coach & I started at the same time, really.

Volleyball was my first "real" beat for The BG News and my first season was her first season. I'm totally floored by this news and don't know how to react.

I hope the University gives her the outstanding exit she deserves.

She will be missed, on many levels.

BGFalconfromCincy · Post by **BGFalconfromCincy** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 4:06 pm

Falconfreak90 wrote:One of the classiest coaches you will ever meet in any sport. Coach was kind enough to drop notes in the mail thanking me for Falcon Club donations and always answered emails about the team. Almost 30 years at the same school...virutally unheard of. It would be great to be at her last match this upcoming season and I will definitely mark the calendar for the road matches at Kent State and Akron.

Thank you Coach for everything you've done for BGSU...a true Falcon thru and thru. What a heck of a career!

I also got a note from her for my falcon club donation late last year, very nice thing of her to do, one of the many reasons while myself, along with all of us, will miss her.

You can also mark your calender now freak as the schedule was released today.

Saturday 9/24 at Kent

Saturday 11/5 at Akron

Saturday 11/12 vs Northern Illinois - final home match for coach

http://bgsufalcons.com/schedule.aspx?path=wvball

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