Robert Stephen Ukrop Jr. (born April 5, 1970) is an American former soccer player who is chairman of USL League One club Richmond Kickers.
[3] When Ukrop graduated from high school in 1988, he had roster offers from Wake Forest and the University of Richmond.
At the time, Davidson had no soccer pedigree, but Ukrop brought it into national prominence during his four and a half seasons there.
His junior year, Ukrop scored 22 goals and assisted on 12, earning him second team All American honors.
[2] After graduating from Davidson in 1993 with a bachelor's degree in classical studies, Ukrop went to the World University Games with the U.S. U-23 national team.
Ukrop spent the 1993–1994 indoor season with the Baltimore Spirit of the National Professional Soccer League (NPSL).
[7] That year, he lost a significant number of games when he took an elbow to his face, resulting in a broken jaw.
In 2019, 22 Holdings, LLC, an organization consisting of former Davidson College soccer players and led by Ukrop, acquired a controlling interest in the Richmond Kickers.