Lynwood "Len" Earl Creech

Len is survived by his wife of 58 years, Kathleen, who he met in the hallways of George Wythe High School, where he graduated from in 1964. They were high school sweethearts, and from then on, wherever you found Len, you found Kathleen. Everything good that came after (the kids, the grandkids, the summers at the beach, the long winters of basketball) was something they built together.

Len attended Richmond Professional Institute (now VCU) and played on the first basketball team in the 1968–69 season. By the time he was done, he had scored more than 2,000 points, the only player in VCU history to do it, and he was later inducted into the VCU Athletics Hall of Fame. He never really left. For decades, he was in the stands at home games, first with his kids and later with his grandsons.

He was just as competitive on a softball field. Len played for years on diamonds all over the Richmond area, and he was inducted as a player into the Central Virginia Softball Hall of Fame. If there was a game going on, Len wanted in.

Some of the most important games Len was part of were the ones he coached. He gave countless hours to youth sports in the area, coaching all three of his children and many others. He ran the Bon Air basketball league and helped organize the Dream Game basketball league for Richmond school teams. Long after his own kids had grown, he kept coaching youth and adult league basketball alongside his sons, Bryan and Daniel.

Richmond was home, but the Outer Banks were where Len was happiest. He loved the beach, and over the years he owned several ice cream businesses there. When he wasn't behind the counter, he was almost always on a fishing pier with a line in the water.

Later in life, Len had a serious stroke that took away much of his speech and mobility. It would have stopped a lot of people. It didn't stop him. He worked to walk again, to write again, and to get back out on the driveway to shoot hoops with his family. He kept his smile through it all. In 2011, when VCU made its run to the Final Four, Len made the trip to Houston to see it in person, surrounded by family, friends, and Rams fans who were thrilled to see him there.

For all the points and trophies, what Len was proudest of was his family. He loved being a husband, a dad, a papa to his grandchildren, and most recently a great-grandfather. He showed up for everything: games, recitals, holidays, fishing trips, and plenty of ordinary days in between.

Len is survived by his wife of 58 years, Kathleen B. Creech; his daughter, Terri Creech Wilson (and husband Christopher); his sons, Bryan Joseph Creech (and wife Brenna) and Daniel Wilton Creech (and wife Jenny); his six grandsons, Connor Wilson (and wife Clarissa), Brody Wilson, Wilton Creech, Reed Creech, Benjamin Creech, and Jonah Creech; and his great-granddaughter, Cora Wilson; and his sister, Ellen Creech Dean. He also leaves behind many friends, former teammates, and an entire Ram Nation that loved him.

A celebration of Len's life will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, November 13, 2026, at Westover Hills United Methodist Church, 1705 Westover Hills Blvd., Richmond, VA 23225.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made in Len's memory to Westover Hills United Methodist Church.