Florida’s Jeremy Foley, one of the most accomplished athletic directors in the nation, will retire on October 1, the school announced Monday morning.
Foley, 63, has been at Florida since 1976 and has overseen the athletic department since 1992.
“You always want to leave an organization in good shape,” Foley told FloridaGators.com, the athletic department website. “Right now, we obviously have a great group of coaches, we have had a good year and we’ve got things moving in the right direction. I just think that makes it a good time to transition.”
Florida has won the SEC All-Sports Trophy in 24 of Foley’s 25 years, and the Gators won 27 national titles during Foley’s tenure; the school had won nine national championships (in five sports) before Foley took over as AD.