Liberty Athletics Hall of Fame
Chuck Burch
- Induction:
- 2024
Athletics Administrator/Director of Athletics: 1982-97
A 15-year administrative veteran at Liberty University, Chuck Burch played a large part in establishing the Flames as a flourishing NCAA Division I athletics program, including his seven years as Director of Athletics (1990-97).
Burch joined the Liberty Athletics staff in 1982 as an assistant Sports Information Director before being promoted to Assistant and Associate Athletics Director. He gained valuable experience in nearly every area of the athletics department during this time, handling compliance, tickets, budgeting, game management, sports information and the Flames Club.
Burch played a vital role in Liberty Athletics’ move to the NCAA Division I ranks in 1988 before taking over as the department’s seventh Director of Athletics in 1990. He found conference affiliation for the Flames in the Big South Conference, starting with the 1991-92 season.
The Flames went on to capture 16 Big South titles during Liberty’s first six years in the league with Burch at the helm of the department. The most notable title was the 1994 Big South Men’s Basketball Championship that placed Liberty in the NCAA Tournament for the first time where the Flames faced No. 1 North Carolina in the first round of the “Big Dance”.
In 1997, Burch returned to his alma mater, Gardner-Webb University, when he was named the Vice President of Athletics. He maintained this role for 25 years before retiring from collegiate athletics in May of 2023.
A 15-year administrative veteran at Liberty University, Chuck Burch played a large part in establishing the Flames as a flourishing NCAA Division I athletics program, including his seven years as Director of Athletics (1990-97).
Burch joined the Liberty Athletics staff in 1982 as an assistant Sports Information Director before being promoted to Assistant and Associate Athletics Director. He gained valuable experience in nearly every area of the athletics department during this time, handling compliance, tickets, budgeting, game management, sports information and the Flames Club.
Burch played a vital role in Liberty Athletics’ move to the NCAA Division I ranks in 1988 before taking over as the department’s seventh Director of Athletics in 1990. He found conference affiliation for the Flames in the Big South Conference, starting with the 1991-92 season.
The Flames went on to capture 16 Big South titles during Liberty’s first six years in the league with Burch at the helm of the department. The most notable title was the 1994 Big South Men’s Basketball Championship that placed Liberty in the NCAA Tournament for the first time where the Flames faced No. 1 North Carolina in the first round of the “Big Dance”.
In 1997, Burch returned to his alma mater, Gardner-Webb University, when he was named the Vice President of Athletics. He maintained this role for 25 years before retiring from collegiate athletics in May of 2023.
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