List of Oregon Ducks athletic directors

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

	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–Washington State University
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)

References

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. Retrieved March 19, 2010.
6. "Leo Harris Oregon Athletics Hall of Fame Biography". Oregon Athletic Department. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
7. "Len Casanova Oregon Athletics Hall of Fame Biography". Oregon Athletic Department. 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. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
10. "Ducks, Inc.: Meeting with Dan Williams". The Daily Emerald. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
11. "Bill Moos Biography". wsucougars.com. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
12. "End of the Pat Kilkenny Era". AddictedtoQuack.com. June 29, 2009. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
13. "Mike Bellotti Biography". GoDucks.com. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
14. "Rob Mullens Biography". Oregon Athletic Department. Retrieved December 7, 2014.