University of Arizona athletic directors through the years
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The University of Arizona has had seven athletic directors and four interim athletic directors in its 100+ years.
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- UA Special Collections
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1914-57 – Hank Leiber with James Fred "Pop" McKale in the 1930s, the University of Arizona's most-famous coach and first official athletic director. During that time he was twice the baseball coach, and served stints as basketball and football coach. He is a charter member of the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame.
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- Jack W. Sheaffer / Arizona Daily Star 1958
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Acting UA athletic director J.L. Picard, right, handed the keys to new athletic director Dick Clausen in 1958.
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- Jack W. Sheaffer / Arizona Daily Star
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1958-72 – University of Arizona Athletic Director Dick Clausen in 1969. He oversaw Arizona's move from the Border Conference to the Western Athletic Conference, hired baseball coach Jerry Kindall and track coach Willie Williams, the first African-American head coach in history of Div. I athletics. He was involved in the planning of McKale Center.
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- Jack W. Sheaffer / Arizona Daily Star
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1972-82 – University of Arizona athletic director Dave Strack in his office on May 18, 1982. He shepherded the university's entrance into the Pac-10 conference and hired Fred Snowden, the first Black basketball coach in Div. 1. Strack, the former head basketball coach at Michigan, helped open McKale Center and watched as the UA developed into a regional power.
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- Edward McCain / Tucson Citizen
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1982-83 – Billy Joe Varney in 1988. He was an interim athletic director before Cedric Dempsey, and director of the student union at the University of Arizona.
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- Rick Wiley / Tucson Citizen 1994
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Arizona athletic director Cedric Dempsey is handed the 1994 Fiesta Bowl trophy. Having hired Lute Olson, he may by the most influential athletic director in UA history.
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- Dean Knuth / Arizona Daily Star
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1994-2009 — Jim Livengood served as UA's athletic director for 15 years. He was responsible for hiring Sean Miller.
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- Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
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2009-10 – University of Arizona deputy director of athletics Kathleen "Rocky" LaRose, right, was interim athletic director prior to Greg Byrne.
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- Benjie Sanders / Arizona Daily Star
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2010-17 – Greg Byrne hired Rich Rodriguez, kept Sean Miller and oversaw the UA baseball team's move to Hi Corbett Field and ensuing 2012 College World Series championship during his time in Tucson.
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- Stan Liu / Arizona Athletics
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February 2017 – Erika Barnes served as interim athletic director following Byrne's departure.
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February 2017 — Dave Heeke was announced as Arizona's new athletic director on Feb. 25. He previously served as Central Michigan's AD, and as the chief of staff at Oregon.
UA athletic directors
- UA Special Collections
1914-57 – Hank Leiber with James Fred "Pop" McKale in the 1930s, the University of Arizona's most-famous coach and first official athletic director. During that time he was twice the baseball coach, and served stints as basketball and football coach. He is a charter member of the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame.
UA athletic directors
- Jack W. Sheaffer / Arizona Daily Star
1958-72 – University of Arizona Athletic Director Dick Clausen in 1969. He oversaw Arizona's move from the Border Conference to the Western Athletic Conference, hired baseball coach Jerry Kindall and track coach Willie Williams, the first African-American head coach in history of Div. I athletics. He was involved in the planning of McKale Center.
UA athletic directors
- Jack W. Sheaffer / Arizona Daily Star
1972-82 – University of Arizona athletic director Dave Strack in his office on May 18, 1982. He shepherded the university's entrance into the Pac-10 conference and hired Fred Snowden, the first Black basketball coach in Div. 1. Strack, the former head basketball coach at Michigan, helped open McKale Center and watched as the UA developed into a regional power.
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