From the ND press release:
South Bend, IN — Dick Rosenthal, Director of Athletics the University of Notre Dame from 1987-94, has passed away at the age of 94 on June 11, 2024.
Rosenthal oversaw several key developments in Notre Dame Athletics history, including the first exclusive television contract with NBC in 1991, the move of Irish Olympic sports into the BIG EAST Conference in 1995 and the expansion of Notre Dame Stadium from just over 59,000 seats to 80,000 for the 1997 season.
Notre Dame added six women’s varsity sports during Rosenthal’s tenure (golf, soccer, softball, track and field, lacrosse and rowing) and he served on the NCAA’s Gender Equity Task Force.