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The University of Oregon Athletic Department has existed in its current hierarchical state with a director of athletics at the top of the department and assistant and associate directors serving as subordinates since 1947. In that time there have been twelve directors of athletics. Three former head football coaches, Len Casanova, Rich Brooks and Mike Bellotti have gone on to serve as director of athletics at some point after their coaching careers. The current director of athletics is Rob Mullens, he has held his post since July 15, 2010.[1]
No. | Name | Years of service | Alma mater | Current position | Notable accomplishments |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Leo Harris† | 1947–1967 | Stanford University ('27) | Deceased | National Champions in Men's Outdoor Track and Field (1962, 1964, 1965) Construction of Autzen Stadium |
2 | Len Casanova‡ | 1967–1970 | Santa Clara University ('27) | Deceased | National Champions in Men's Outdoor Track and Field (1970) |
3 | Norv Ritchey | 1970–1975 | National Champions in Men's Cross Country (1971, 1973, 1974) | ||
4 | Pete Wingert | 1975–1976 | |||
5 | John Caine | 1976–1981 | National Champions in Men's Cross Country (1977) | ||
6 | Rick Bay | 1981–1984 | University of Michigan ('65) | Retired | National Champions in Women's Cross Country (1983) |
7 | Bill Byrne† | 1984–1992 | Idaho State University ('67) | Retired[2] | National Champions in Men's Outdoor Track and Field (1984) National Champions in Women's Cross Country (1987) Construction of Casanova Center, renovations of Autzen Stadium & Hayward Field |
8 | Rich Brooks‡ | 1992–1994 | Oregon State University ('63) | Retired | |
i | Dan Williams[3] | 1994–1995 | University of Oregon ('62) | Retired | |
9 | Bill Moos | 1995–2007 | Washington State University ('73) | Director of athletics–University of Nebraska | |
10 | Pat Kilkenny | 2007–2009 | None[4] | CEO/founder K2 Insurance Services LLC | National Champions in Men's Cross Country (2007, 2008) Reestablishment of Baseball as a varsity sport Construction of Matthew Knight Arena and PK Park |
11 | Mike Bellotti‡ | 2009–2010 | University of California, Davis ('72) | ESPN analyst[5] | National Champions in Men's Indoor Track and Field (2009) |
12 | Rob Mullens | 2010–present | West Virginia University ('92) | Incumbent | National Champions in Women's Outdoor Track and Field (2015) National Champions in Women's Indoor Track and Field (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014) National Champions in Women's Cross Country (2014) National Champions in Men's Outdoor Track and Field (2014, 2015) National Champions in Men's Indoor Track and Field (2014, 2015) Construction of Jaqua Center, Hatfield-Dowlin Complex & Jane Sanders Stadium |
References:[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] |
Inducted into College Football Hall of Fame (†Administrator ‡Coach #Player) | ||
Inducted into University of Oregon Athletics Hall of Fame (†Administrator ‡Coach #Player) |
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