SALT LAKE CITY — After 31 years as the athletics director at the University of Utah, Chris Hill has decided to call it quits.
Hill, who was hired to be the director of the school’s athletics program in October 1987, was just 37 years old when he took the job at Utah. Prior to the announcement of his retirement, Hill was the nation’s longest active tenured athletics director in the NCAA.
“Chris Hill leaves a tremendous legacy at the University of Utah,” said University of Utah President Ruth V. Watkins in a prepared statement. “Chris has embodied all the traits needed to build a successful program: a student advocate, a skilled negotiator, a solid administrator with a keen eye for talent, an excellent fundraiser and a passionate sports fan.