List of Oregon Ducks athletic directors

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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]

Athletic directors

No.NameYears of serviceAlma materCurrent positionNotable accomplishments
1 Leo Harris†1947–1967 Stanford University ('27)DeceasedNational Champions in Men's Outdoor Track and Field (1962, 1964, 1965)
Construction of Autzen Stadium
2 Len Casanova‡1967–1970 Santa Clara University ('27)DeceasedNational 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)RetiredNational 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 2007–2009None [4] CEO/founder K2 Insurance Services LLCNational 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)IncumbentNational 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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  1. ↑ "Oregon hires Rob Mullens from Kentucky as new athletics director". USA Today. July 15, 2010. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
  2. ↑ Byrne currently serves as a Special Adviser to the President of Texas A&M University where he was Athletic Director from 2002 to 2012.
  3. ↑ Dan Williams served 11 months as interim director of athletics from 1994 to 1995 while serving as Vice President of the University of Oregon, a position he held from 1983 to 2005.
  4. ↑ Attended University of Oregon without graduating
  5. ↑ "Mike Bellotti Joins ESPN for College Football Studio & Game Analysis". ESPN.com. March 19, 2010. Archived from the original on June 1, 2010. Retrieved March 19, 2010.
  6. ↑ "Leo Harris Oregon Athletics Hall of Fame Biography". Oregon Athletic Department. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Len Casanova Oregon Athletics Hall of Fame Biography". Oregon Athletic Department. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
  8. ↑ "It's a Big One". Eugene Register-Guard. September 9, 1982. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Bill Byrne Oregon Athletics Hall of Fame Biography". Oregon Athletic Department. Archived from the original on December 8, 2014. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
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