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Bob Mulcahy
Biographical details
Born1932 (1932)
Died (aged 89)
Alma materVillanova University
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1998–2009Rutgers University

Robert Edward Mulcahy III (1932 – February 7, 2022) was an American college athletics administrator. He served as the athletic director at Rutgers University from 1998 to 2009.

Early life and education

Mulcahy attended Millburn High School in Millburn, New Jersey, and[1] graduated from Villanova University in 1958 with a Bachelor of Arts (A.B.) in History.[2]

Career

At age 23, he ran successfully for a Mendham Borough councilman's position about a year after moving to the township. In 1970, he became mayor. He was appointed in 1976 to the state's first Corrections Commission. He then spent 19 years as president and CEO of the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority.[2] In 1989 he was a finalist for the position of Commissioner of the National Football League.[3]

After arriving at Rutgers on April 15, 1998, Mulcahy used personal contacts to raise the Athletic Department's endowment and New Jersey political contacts to obtain funding from the New Jersey legislature for a massive renovation of Rutgers athletic facilities. He also won increased television coverage for Rutgers football.[2] In 2008, a series of scandals hit the press with investigative reporting by the Newark Star-Ledger leading to disclosures concerning the handling of Athletics Department finances. Mulcahy was fired in December 2008 by then-president Richard Mccormick under pressure resulting from the Star-Ledger investigations,[4] though he claimed to have done nothing wrong.[5]

Mulcahy was a longtime resident of Mendham Borough.[6] He latterly served as a chairman of the board for the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority.[7]

Awards and honors

Mulcahy was made a knight of the Order of St. Gregory the Great by Pope John Paul II. He received the Ellis Island Medal of Honor.[8]

He was inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame in 2020.[9]

Personal life

With his wife Marie “Terry” Mulcahy, he had seven children and 15 grandchildren. His wife died on May 1, 2021 at the age of 84.[10]

Mulcahy died on February 7, 2022, at the age of 89.[11]

References

  1. ^ Caldwell, Dave. "IN PERSON; Renaissance Man", The New York Times, 4 December 2005. Accessed 24 January 2008. "Mulcahy, who graduated from Millburn High School and lives in Basking Ridge, did much of the groundwork that has enabled Rutgers University's athletic department grow and become a competing university in the Big Ten. Mulcahy hired football coach Greg Schiano to lead the scarlet knights into becoming a strong football program. Through successful fundraising and management the athletics program at Rutgers grew and became well known and successful. "
  2. ^ a b c Robert E. Mulcahy III: Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Archived 23 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine at www.ScarletKnights.com (Official Website of Rutgers Intercollegiate Athletics), published by Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Accessed 25 January 2007.
  3. ^ Myers, Gary (6 July 1989). "NFL owners vote today on five-year pact for Finks". The Vindicator. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  4. ^ "Rutgers fires athletic director Robert Mulcahy". The Star Ledger. 10 December 2008. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  5. ^ Luicci, Tom (11 December 2008). "Mulcahy defends his record as Rutgers AD; insists he did nothing wrong". The Star Ledger. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  6. ^ Litsky, Frank. "COLLEGES; Rutgers Hires Mulcahy to Improve Sports Image", The New York Times, 5 February 1998. Accessed 24 January 2008. "Mulcahy lives in Mendham, where he was once the Mayor."
  7. ^ "How New Jersey fumbled Atlantic City's shot at New Year's Rockin' Eve". Philly.com. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  8. ^ https://www.nj.com/rutgers/2022/02/former-rutgers-athletics-director-bob-mulcahy-dead-at-90.html
  9. ^ https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/33245023/former-rutgers-ad-njsea-president-robert-mulcahy-dies-85
  10. ^ https://www.nj.com/rutgers/2022/02/former-rutgers-athletics-director-bob-mulcahy-dead-at-90.html
  11. ^ Sargeant, Keith (8 February 2022). "Former Rutgers athletics director Bob Mulcahy dead at 85". NJ.com. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
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