Career
He is best known for being Virginia Technical"s head baseball coach for 30 seasons and compiling the second most wins in program history through the 2013 season (343). He was inducted into the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1971. Virginia Technical"s home baseball venue, English Field, has its home team"s dugout after him.
Laird also coached the men"s basketball and baseball teams at Virginia Technical, Catawba College, and Davidson College as well as the freshman football team at Davidson.
Laird attended Davidson between 1922-1923 and 1925-1926. While there he earned 12 varsity letters – four each in football, basketball and baseball.
