Former Gymnastics Coach Passes Away at 74

74-year-old Linda Burdette-Good was a stalwart gymnastics coach at the prestigious West Virginia University. However, on Tuesday, June 6, with deep sorrow, the institution shared the news of her unfortunate passing and left the world to ponder over her legacy. Burdette-Good died unexpectedly in the morning in Hilton Head, South Carolina. Her family confirmed the unfortunate news.

On Tuesday, remembering the massive contribution of the legendary coach, WVU shared about the multitude of achievements that Burdette-Good framed on her wall of fame in her 37-year-long coaching career.

There was nothing Linda Burdette-Good could not achieve

Linda Burdette-Good earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from West Virginia University. In 1975, she joined a newly formed women’s gymnastics program, Mountaineers in WVU. She consistently coached the team for 37 years until her retirement in 2011. Under her guidance, Mountaineers made it to four national championship, where they bagged a hoard full of victories, including ten conference titles with an overall record of 644-263-4 (.709). She attended six conferences in the East Atlantic Gymnastics League (EAGL) and four in the Atlantic 10.

The Mountaineers also attended 33 regional and three NCAA Championships, including the 1982 AIAW National Championships. In fact, with the Mountaineers team, she gained 600 career wins. Some of her benchmark wins were against prestigious teams like George Washington and Rutgers.

Moreover, Linda Burdette-Good was also the coach of WVU Sports Hall of Fame member Kristin Quackenbush. She gained mastery at the vault and floor categories scoring perfect 10s five times in her career. She became the only gymnast in the university to become an AAI American Award winner and a six-time NCAA All-American.

The legendary gymnastics coach also attained the WVU Sports Hall of Fame honor in 2013. She was also the Mountaineer Legends Society recipient in 2017 and 2019?s CPASS Hall of Famer.

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Linda Burdette-Good’s demise was a supremely sorrowful day for the WVU. Therefore, the university’s primary representative also paid tribute to its legendary coach.

Important member of WVU penned down a heartfelt note for the late coach

Wren Baker, Vice-President/Director of Athletics at WVU, took to his Twitter to remember legendary coach Linda Burdette-Good. He remembered in his note that he had the honor to meet Burdette-Good at Morgantown during a gymnastics championship, recently.

He added, ?I am truly saddened by today?s news. With 644 career victories and a bunch of championships to her credit, she built WVU Gymnastics into a national power and will always be one of the finest coaches at WVU.?Furthermore, he expressed that Linda?s legacy will forever live on and that the university expresses a debt of gratitude for her great contribution.

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Even after her retirement, Good was a valuable member of the WVU Sports Hall of Fame selection committee. Following her death, her former husband and grandchildren are the only ones related to the late coach.