Authentic, unassuming John Swofford exits as ACC commissioner

Posted Feb 1, 2021
The Atlantic Coast Conference has been a part of John Swofford’s family since the Eisenhower administration. His brother Jim played football at Duke from 1957 to 1959, and John earned the prestigious Morehead academic scholarship at North Carolina, where he played football from 1969 to 1971 and discovered an affinity for sports administration. (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

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