Cedric Dempsey
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| Biographical details | |
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| Born | Script error: No such module "person date". Equality, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | Script error: No such module "person date". San Diego, California, U.S. |
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| Football | |
| c. 1953 | Albion |
| Basketball | |
| ?–1954 | Albion |
| Baseball | |
| ?–1954 | Albion |
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| Basketball | |
| 1959–1962 | Albion |
| 1963–1965 | Arizona (assistant) |
| Cross country | |
| 1959–1962 | Albion |
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| 1965–1967 | Arizona (assistant AD) |
| 1967–1979 | Pacific (CA) |
| 1979 | San Diego State |
| 1979–1982 | Houston |
| 1983–1993 | Arizona |
| 1994–2002 | NCAA (president) |
| 2007–2010 | AAFL (commissioner) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 29–35 (basketball) |
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Cedric Warren Dempsey (April 14, 1932 – April 5, 2025) was an American sports administrator who became the third executive director of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) from 1994 to 2003.[1] Before leaving the post in 2002, Dempsey restructured the organization, cracked down on gambling in college sports, emphasized financial responsibility, and negotiated major television contracts with ESPN and CBS.[2]
Dempsey served as the athletic director at the University of the Pacific (1967–1979), San Diego State University (1979), University of Houston (1979–1982) and the University of Arizona (1983–1993). Dempsey's tenure at Arizona was noted for raising the university's national prominence in NCAA sports, particularly in basketball, football, softball and golf.[3] He also served as Commissioner of the All American Football League (2007–2010).[4]
Dempsey died in San Diego, California on April 5, 2025, at the age of 92.[5]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Thomas, Robert McG. (November 5, 1993). "N.C.A.A. Selects Arizonan As Director". New York Times. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."NCAA can be trusted now, thanks to Dempsey". Arizona Daily Star. January 16, 2002.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Robbins, Danny (November 3, 1993). "NCAA Will Name Dempsey as Director College sports: Arizona athletic director picked to replace Schultz as head of governing body". Los Angeles Times. p. C2.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Biographical note on Cedric Dempsey". infoplease.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Cedric Dempsey, the former NCAA president who led in time of transition and growth, dies at 92". ABC News. Associated Press (AP). Retrieved April 14, 2025.
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