Cyrus Lawrence

Cyrus Christopher Lawrence was the tailback for the Virginia Tech Hokies football team from 1979 until 1982. He finished his career at Tech as the school's all-time lead rusher, with a career total of 3,767 yards. Lawrence held the school's single-season rushing record of 1,403 yards until this mark was broken in 2003 by Kevin [Jones (American football)|Kevin Jones]. His accomplishments at Tech led to his induction into the school's List of [Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame inductees|sports hall of fame].
In the 1981 [Peach Bowl (January)|1981 Peach Bowl] against the Miami Hurricanes, Lawrence scored the Hokies' only touchdown.
Lawrence died on September 2, 2022.