crashcarson15 Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 Myles Brand Dies Of CancerNCAA President Myles Brand died this afternoon after a 10-month battle with pancreatic cancer.Brand had been in charge of the NCAA since 2003. He announced in January his battle with pancreatic cancer.Brand, 67, is a former Indiana University president whose tenure included the firing of basketball coach Bob Knight.He was the first university president to head the college sports? governing body.Brand was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in December but remained at work through chemotherapy.Brand, who once said he wanted to ?turn down the volume? on college sports, was known as a champion of academic reform.Story about Mel Simon and the PacersTough day for Indy sports to say the least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.