NORFOLK, Va. – Old Dominion athletic officials teamed with the family of former ODU basketball coach Sonny Allen for nearly a year and very quietly raised more than $150,000 for a scholarship that will bear Sonny’s name.
The effort was suggested by former ODU All-American Dave Twardzik and Dick Fraim, the former ODU radio voice and retired broadcasting executive, after Allen passed away on Sept. 11, 2020.
Athletic Director Wood Selig approved the effort last year and Jay Haeseker, an assistant athletic director for development for the Old Dominion Athletic Foundation, worked with Twardzik and Fraim to reach out to Sonny’s former players, coaches and friends.