RICHMOND, Virginia -- Roland McDaniel, the last surviving member of the 1939 Virginia Union University "Dream Team" and the only CIAA Men's Tennis Champion produced by VUU, passed away on Friday, January 10, in Richmond, Va.McDaniel won the 1940 CIAA Men's Tennis Championship, will be inducted into the Virginia Union University Athletic Hall of Fame on Saturday, October 6.
McDaniel, who is still the only men's CIAA champion to ever attend VUU, was the subject of the article "The Forgotten Champion" written by Virginia Union Sports Information Director Jim Junot. The article was the basis of the television documentary "Bringing Home the Bacon: The Roland McDaniel Story."
McDaniel was also the only surviving member of the 1939 VUU Dream Team, which won the CIAA Championship and the mythical national championship in 1939.
Information on funeral services is pending.
The Forgotten Champion by Jim Junot
"Bringing Home The Bacon: The Roland McDaniel Story" tells the story of how this 1940 Virginia Union University (VUU) tennis champ achieved the honor of being the first and only individual tennis champ from VUU and the unique way he and the Dream Team helped to bring the Belgian Friendship Tower to campus. This 26 minute film includes amazing archival pictures and film footage of VUU, Billie Holiday, and the Harlem Globetrotters as well as interviews with VUU Sports Information Director, Jim Junot and history professor, Dr. Raymond Hylton. The film is based on the Jim Junot article, "The Forgotten Champion."
"Bringing Home the Bacon" (documentary produced by Bundy Films)
COURTESY THECIAA.COM
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