Former Michigan Athletic Director Jack Weidenbach has died

Former Michigan Athletic Director Jack Weidenbach has died, U-M Athletics announced Saturday afternoon.

Former Michigan Athletic Director Jack Weidenbach Passes Away at 99https://t.co/onaPldEas1

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Weidenbach served as Michigan’s athletic director from 1990 to 1994, succeeding Bo Schembechler as Michigan’s seventh AD. He first started working at U-M in 1966, working several managerial positions before eventually working as director of business operations and managing Michigan’s physical plant, purchasing, public safety, occupational safety, and environmental health.

Before coming to Ann Arbor, Weidenbach served our country as a captain in the Air Force, and spent more than 20 years in aviation management.