Buddy Bolding is a former American coach of the Longwood Lancers baseball team, a member of the NCAA Division I Big South Conference.
He also ran Track & Field at Milligan College for renowned Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame coach Duard B. Walker.
Milligan College inducted Bolding into its Athletics Hall of Fame for his multi-event Track and Field exploits while a Buffalo, where he set school records in the 440, pole vault, discus, and javelin.
His coaching tree is broad, including former Lancer pitchers, Steve Gedro (who was major leaguer David Wright's H.S.
Additionally, the Old-School coach's former players have distinguished themselves in many professions (law enforcement; medicine; law; business; education; clergy) outside of sports: Marine Corps Colonel, Patrick Richardson, flew Marine One for President Barack Obama, after winning combat decorations for flying attack helicopter gun-ships in Afghanistan.
[2] Bolding graduated from Staunton River High School in Moneta, Virginia, where he played football and baseball, and also excelled in track & field.