John Swofford, Jim Delany still intertwined decades after attending UNC together
Posted May 3, 2013
It has been a continual battle, ACC Commissioner John Swofford with his conservative approach, Big 10 Commissioner Jim Delany preferring to make a splash. But this is nothing new for two men whose pursuits – be they for power, stability or their own identities – date back four decades, when they each were athletes at the University of North Carolina. They graduated a year apart in the early 1970s, though they rarely interacted.
(Washington Post)
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