Personal Life
While a student at Duke University, Driesell eloped with his wife, Joyce on December 14, 1952. The two had met while in the ninth and eighth grades, respectively. The couple has four children. His son, Chuck, was hired as an assistant on the Maryland coaching staff under Gary Williams in 2006, and in 2010, he was named the head basketball coach at The Citadel. The elder Driesell continues to provide coaching advice to his son, but said, "But he's like all children, he doesn't listen." One of his three daughters, Pam, is a pastor at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Atlanta. Driesell is a Presbyterian, but has often attended churches affiliated with other Christian denominations. In 2003, Driesell retired to Virginia Beach, Virginia with his wife.
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