John Swofford Football News & Bio
| Name: | John Swofford | | Hometown: | North Wilkesboro, NC | | High School: | Wilkes Central | | Born: | December 6, 1948 (75) | | Notes: | Football, UNC Athletic Director, ACC Commissioner |
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Retiring ACC commissioner John Swofford changed UNC athletics, even after he leftJohn Swofford, who led his final meeting with the ACC's athletic directors on Thursday, has extensive ties to North Carolina. As a student at UNC,...
Thu Feb 11, 2021
Authentic, unassuming John Swofford exits as ACC commissionerThe 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...
Mon Feb 1, 2021
As his career closes, ACC's John Swofford ponders college sports' future
Monday morning, John Swofford becomes an ACC adviser, and former Northwestern athletics director Jim Phillips takes over as commissioner. Yet for all the reflections that...
Mon Feb 1, 2021
Could Notre Dame jump from independent to ACC long term?
What would happen if (gasp!) Notre Dame ever joined a conference? John Swofford isn't holding his breath for a permanent Notre Dame-ACC marriage, though he...
Fri Dec 18, 2020
Chansky’s Notebook: Perfect Hire
Jim Phillips is a home-run hire as ACC Commissioner. In tabbing the Northwestern athletics director to succeed John Swofford, the conference had to see him...
Tue Dec 15, 2020