Randy Spetman

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Randy Spetman
Colonel Randall W. Spetman.jpg
Air Force photo of Spetman (circa 2000).
Biographical details
Born (1952-12-30) December 30, 1952 (age 67)
Council Bluffs, Iowa
Playing career
Football
1973–1975 Air Force
Position(s)Defensive end
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1995–1996 Air Force (assoc. AD)
1996–2003Air Force
2004–2008 Utah State
2008–2013 Florida State

Randall William Spetman (born December 30, 1952) [1] [2] is an American college athletic director who was most recently athletic director at Florida State University from 2008 to 2013. Spetman has also been the director of athletics at Utah State University and the United States Air Force Academy. [3] He was a vice president of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics during the 2009–10 academic year. [4]

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Early life, education, and military career

Spetman was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School in 1971 and the United States Air Force Academy in 1976. [2] While at the Academy, he played at defensive end for the Air Force Falcons football team from 1973 to 1975. Spetman has master's degrees from Central Michigan University and from the Naval War College. [3]

After graduation from the Academy, Spetman spent 28 years in the United States Air Force as a pilot. In addition to being an assistant coach for Air Force football, Spetman served in the Air Force in various capacities, including Chief of Bomber Planning in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm and Chief of the Command and Control Division, Operations Directorate of the United States European Command in Stuttgart, Germany. [3] Spetman retired as a colonel in April 2004. [5]

Athletics administration career

Beginning in August 1995, Spetman was associate athletic director at Air Force before being promoted to athletic director effective March 1, 1996. [6] In 2000, Spetman hired Joe Scott to be Air Force Falcons men's basketball coach and in 2002 signed Scott through 2008. [7] On October 15, 2003, Spetman announced his retirement effective in December. [8] In March 2004, three months after Spetman's retirement, Scott led Air Force to its first NCAA Tournament appearance in over 40 years.

Utah State University president Kermit Hall hired Spetman on June 18, 2004 to be athletic director effective July 1. [9] By 2007, Utah State had won four WAC championships and had a conference-best 78 percent graduation rate. [3]

Spetman became athletic director of Florida State University on February 4, 2008, hired by president T. K. Wetherell. [3] In July 2008, Florida State hired Lonni Alameda as head softball coach, following the retirement of longtime head coach Joanne Graf. [10] Alameda would go on to win five consecutive ACC Coach of the Year honors from 2013 to 2017 and the 2018 Women's College World Series title. [11] After the resignation of longtime head coach Bobby Bowden, Spetman promoted offensive coordinator Jimbo Fisher as the new Florida State Seminoles football head coach in December 2009. [12] [13] The Tallahassee Democrat reported that Bowden made the decision to retire following a meeting with Wetherell and Spetman. [14] Fisher would take Florida State to three straight bowl victories and two ACC Atlantic Division titles, with top-ten year-end rankings after the 2012 season. On June 5, 2013, new Florida State president Eric Barron reassigned Spetman to a special advisor role for the remainder of his contract that would expire in February 2014. [15]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Colonel Randall W. Spetman". United States Air Force Academy. April 2001. Archived from the original on March 19, 2003. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Florida State names Randy Spetman Athletics Director". Florida State University. February 4, 2008. Archived from the original on February 7, 2018. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Randy Spetman". Seminoles.com. Florida State University. July 25, 2012. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
  5. ↑ Hinton, Jay (July 6, 2005). "The colonel is the new Aggie leader, sir". Deseret Morning News. Archived from the original on July 8, 2005. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Randall W. Spetman, Athletic Director". AirForceSports.com. U.S. Air Force Academy. Archived from the original on February 8, 2003. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Joe Scott signs contract extension through 2008". U.S. Air Force Academy. April 11, 2002. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Director of Athletics Col. Randy Spetman to retire in December". U.S. Air Force Academy. October 15, 2003. Archived from the original on September 26, 2004. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Spetman Named Utah State Athletics Director". UtahStateAggies.com. Utah State University. June 18, 2004. Archived from the original on April 20, 2005. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Florida State Hires Lonni Alameda To Head Softball Program". Seminoles.com. Florida State University. July 23, 2008. Archived from the original on July 26, 2008. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
  11. ↑ http://seminoles.com/coaches/lonni-alameda/
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  13. ↑ "Fisher agrees to 5-year deal". ESPN. December 19, 2009. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  14. ↑ Clark, Corey (December 1, 2009). "Update: Bobby Bowden announces retirement, end of an era". Tallahassee Democrat. Archived from the original on December 3, 2009. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
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