Mike Bohn

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Mike Bohn
Biographical details
Born (1960-11-16) November 16, 1960 (age 62)
Hinsdale, Illinois, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1982 Kansas
Baseball
1982–1983 Kansas
Position(s) Quarterback (football)
Pitcher, first baseman, outfielder (baseball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1983–1984 Ohio (GA)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1984–1992 Air Force (assoc)
1992–1995 CFA (marketing)
1996–1998 Colorado State (assoc)
1998–2003 Idaho
2003–2005 San Diego State
2005–2013 Colorado
2014–2019 Cincinnati
2019–2023 USC
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
2008 Diversity in Athletics Award

Michael Robert Bohn (born November 16, 1960) is the former athletic director at the University of Southern California. [1] He was hired on November 11, 2019, following the resignation of Lynn Swann. He previously held the same position at the University of Cincinnati, University of Colorado, San Diego State University, and the University of Idaho. [2] [3] [4]

Born in Hinsdale, Illinois, Bohn's family moved to Boulder, Colorado, when he was a year old; he was a three-sport athlete at Boulder High School and graduated in 1979. At the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Bohn was a quarterback on the Jayhawks' football team in 1982, and was also on the baseball team in 1982 and 1983. [5] He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1983, and earned a master's degree in sports administration from Ohio University in 1984.

After more than five years as athletic director at Idaho, [6] [7] [8] [9] and eighteen months at San Diego State, [10] [11] [12] Bohn was appointed at Colorado in 2005, succeeding Dick Tharp and Jack Lengyel (interim); [13] [14] his appointment was extended for a second five-year term in 2010. [15] Hired at Cincinnati in 2014, he succeeded Whit Babcock, who left for Virginia Tech. [16]

Bohn resigned in May 2023 citing health reasons, but a report by the Los Angeles Times claimed Bohn oversaw a hostile work environment, did not show up to events, and engaged in inappropriate touching of his female colleagues.

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References

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  4. Rocky Mountain News December 7, 2005. Rocky Mountain News
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  8. Nailen, Dan (March 16, 1998). "Bohn named athletic director at UI". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1A.
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  12. "Bohn bolts to SDSU". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). October 6, 2003. p. 1A.
  13. "Colorado hires Bohn for A.D. job". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. April 13, 2005. p. C4.
  14. "Bohn headed to Colorado". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). April 13, 2005. p. 3B.
  15. "Colorado's Mike Bohn gets 5-year deal". ESPN. Associated Press. August 10, 2011. Retrieved March 15, 2014.
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