Mike Mullally
American college athletics administrator
About Mike Mullally
Lived 1939 – 2021 (aged 82).
E. Michael Mullally (April 29, 1939 – July 15, 2021) was an American college athletics administrator. He was the athletic director at Eastern Illinois University (1974–1979), California State University, Fullerton (1979–1981), and Boise State University (1981–1982).
At Boise State, Mullally succeeded longtime athletic director Lyle Smith in the summer of 1981. Less than a year later, Mullally resigned in March 1982 following criticism of his proposed ticketing policy for the school's football and basketball games. Assistant athletic director Gene Bleymaier was promoted by university president John Keiser and held the post for more than 29 years.
Mullally owned several Checkers drive-in restaurants in the Kansas City area in the 1990s; by 2001 he had retired to Florida.
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Who was Mike Mullally?
American college athletics administrator
When was Mike Mullally born?
Mike Mullally was born on 29 April 1939 in Pierre, South Dakota.
When did Mike Mullally die?
Mike Mullally died on 15 July 2021 in Paris, Illinois.
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