Linda Burdette (1948/1949 – June 6, 2023) was an American gymnastics teacher who was the head coach at West Virginia University. She coached at WVU from 1975 to 2011, posting a 644-263-4 record.[1] Starting in 1980, she coached her teams to 35 winning seasons.[2] Her teams also reached the NCAA regionals 33 times.[2] In 1995, 1999, and 2000, her teams qualified for the NCAA Nationals.[3] She led her teams to four Atlantic 10 championships and six EAGL championships. She was a five time EAGL coach of the year winner and served on the NCAA's Women's Gymnastics competition committee.[4] Burdette died on June 6, 2023, at the age of 74.[5]

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  1. ^ "WVU gymnastics coach Linda Burdette-Good retiring". victoriaadvocatecom. Victoria Advocate Publishing. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Linda Burdette-Good Retires - WVU Athletics". www.wvusports.com. Archived from the original on 2016-04-04.
  3. ^ "Valley grad excels in gymnastics at WVU - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review". Archived from the original on 2008-04-16. Retrieved 2008-04-23.
  4. ^ Women’s Gymnastics Committee Archived 2001-05-08 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ WVU Hall of Fame Coach Linda Burdette-Good dead at 74


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