Hampton University Athletics

Former Hampton University quarterback and NFL player Ataveus Cash is starting his third year as the Assistant Director for Operations.   He had previously served as an assistant coach for the football program.
Cash has had a hand in several facets of campus from bringing in the Virginia High School League (VHSL) Division 6A and 5A football championship games in December along with the VHSL state basketball quarterfinals and semifinals in March.  He is administrator for summer camps at HU and has been the team leader in redesigning Holland Hall, the weight room and on the committee for redesigning the locker rooms in Armstrong Stadium for women’s soccer and men’s lacrosse.
One of his key roles now is the liaison on the clothing deal between athletics and Under Armour.   He is the contact coaches go to for ordering equipment from Under Armour.
Cash was a part of the 1997 Pirates squad that went 10-2 and won the MEAC title and SBN Black College National Championship. Cash was also on the 1998 MEAC championship squad, as well as Pirates track & field squads that won MEAC both the 1999 indoor and outdoor MEAC titles.

After graduating from Hampton in 2001 with a B.S. in therapeutic recreation, Cash signed with the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent. After time with the Jets, Cash played for the New York Giants, and he also spent time during in his NFL career with the Washington Redskins as a wide receiver, kick returner, and punt returner.  He also played for the Amsterdam Admirals of NFL Europe, winning the World Bowl in 2005.

Cash serves as the CEO and founder of The Ataveus Cash Legacy Foundation (ACLF), an organization which promotes academic excellence and higher education for youth in Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, and other economically disadvantaged communities nationwide.

A native of Washington, D.C., Cash is married to the former Leslie Harvey of Hampton, Virginia, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. William R. Harvey.