Courtesy: Duke Sports Information
DURHAM, N.C. – Former Duke University Vice President and Director of Athletics Tom Butters passed away on Thursday night at the age of 77. He spent 30 years as an administrator at Duke and was the university’s athletic director from 1977-1997.
Butters, a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan and a former major league pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates, arrived at Duke in 1967 as director of special events. He also coached the Blue Devil baseball team from 1968-70 and founded the Iron Dukes fund-raising organization prior to replacing Carl James as director of athletics in 1977.