Roy Alltop – Class of 2025

ROY ALLTOP (WIRT COUNTY)
The late Roy Alltop stepped back into coaching just last season at Wirt County High School, guiding the Tiger varsity basketball program. It was a team he labeled as “a great group of boys.”
Coaching was a labor of love for Alltop, who spent the majority of his life leading young adults at the Elizabeth-based school. Of his 24 years in coaching, 21 of those took place at Wirt County.
His affection for sports started in Gilmer County. He was a 1974 graduate of Gilmer County High School, starring in baseball and earning All-State and All-Little Kanawha Conference honors. He remained in Gilmer County and took his talents on the diamond to Glenville State College, where he played for the Pioneers. 
After college, he stepped into the coaching world. He became the all-time winningest coach for Wirt County High School basketball with 245 victories. 
During his time at Wirt, Alltop guided three teams to the State Tournament in Class A. The Tigers reached the semifinals twice and played for the state championship in 1990.

Two of his Tiger teams captured championships in the Little Kanawha Conference and three others finished as the league runner-up. He had 11 winning seasons and coached in the North-South All-Star Classic on four occasions. 
During his outstanding career, Alltop was the recipient of the prestigious Little Kanawha Conference’s Wayne Underwood Award, which goes to the top coach in all sports. He was also named the West Virginia Boys Basketball Coach of the Year for all classes by the state coaches association

Roy Alltop Video

Mrs. Roy Alltop accepting for her late husband.