Myles Brand Death
Myles Brand has died at the age of 67. Brand was the NCAA president after losing his battle with cancer. He also was the President of the University of Oregon during the 80s. ESPN reports:
As the first former university president ever to run college sports’ largest governing body, Brand worked to change the perception that victories superseded academics in college sports.
He broke the news that he had cancer in January at the NCAA convention and continued to run the organization’s day-to-day operations, despite undergoing treatment.
The NCAA announced his death. Officials were not ready to announce who would replace Brand or when they plan to search for a successor.
Brand gained national attention in May 2000 when he put Knight on a zero-tolerance policy after a former player alleged the hugely successful but hot-headed coach had choked him during a practice years earlier.
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