Joe Cirilli, executive director of the Delaware County Athletes Hall of Fame, has announced that Bo Ryan,one of the respected Division 1 basketball coaches in the country, will visit the Mickey Vernon Sports History Museum on Wednesday July 29, 6:30 to 8:30. Ryan coach of the University of Wisconsin Badgers, has recently returned from Belgrade Serbia, where he served as head coach for the for the USA team in the recently completed World University Games.

He currently has the highest overall winning percentage in the NCAA among coaches with at least years experience as a head coach. In 2007, he won the Claire Bee Coach of the Year award, recognizing him as the coach making the most significant contribution to his sport during the preceding year. While he is at the museum, Coach Ryan has offered to autograph any item of a visitor’s choice and to answer any questions about coaching basketball at the junior high school through Division 1 level. The Sports History Museum is located at 1 Beaver Valley Road[at Route 202, 610-565-3679] in Chadds Ford, Pa.19317. It is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Jim Vankoski at 610-909-4919 or bvankoski@hotmail.com