Henry Lannigan

Henry Hayden Lannigan (December 17, 1863 – December 24, 1930), known as Pop Lannigan, was a Welshman and immigrant to the United States who was the first head coach in Virginia Cavaliers basketball history from 1905 to 1929 and one of the "most noted athletic trainers in the East." He accumulated a dominant overall record of 254–95 (.728) over twenty-four seasons as the UVA head coach. During his tenure he also made the Cavalier track program nationally known while simultaneously starting the school's college basketball and college boxing programs. He came to Virginia after serving fourteen years as the Athletics Director of Cornell University.

Lannigan's ability was highly renowned throughout the eastern seaboard and southern United States, and his services were in high demand at many leading universities of both regions. Lannigan, however, remained loyal to the University of Virginia until he was forced into retirement by a severe illness to which he succumbed after several months.