Early Life
The son of a Swedish immigrant, Richard Vinroot flourished in Mecklenburg County schools becoming student body president at East Mecklenburg High School and selected as Teenager of the year. Vinroot became a high school all-star athlete in three sports and captained the basketball and football teams. Vinroot won a Morehead Scholarship to attend the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He served as class president in his junior and senior years. Vinroot's height is billed at 6'7", and he is well known for having played college basketball for legendary coach Dean Smith at the University of North Carolina, where he earned a bachelor's degree and a law degree in 1963 and 1966, respectively.
Vinroot married his wife Judy (Allen) Vinroot, whom he met while both were students at UNC. They have three children, Dr. Richard Vinroot Jr., Laura Vinroot Poole, and Katy Vinroot O’Brien, all of whom graduated from UNC.
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