Pedro Andres Garcia was born on September 18,1961 and is a Cuban-born American sports administrator who was the athletic director for Florida International University since 2006.
10 Facts About Pete Garcia
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Previously, Pete Garcia was director of football operations at the University of Miami, vice president of the Cleveland Browns, and associate athletic director at the University of Miami.
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From 1990 to 2000, Pete Garcia worked in various roles with the University of Miami athletic department.
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Pete Garcia returned to being director of operations in 1996, where he would remain until 2000.
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From 2001 to 2002, Pete Garcia was director of football development with the Cleveland Browns of the NFL.
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In 2005, Pete Garcia became senior associate athletic director at Miami.
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However, in January 2018, The Miami Herald reported that Pete Garcia was in talks for another contract extension.
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Just two days before he was to begin as FIU athletic director, Pete Garcia encountered a crisis to manage, a brawl between the FIU and Miami football teams during their October 14,2006 game in which 13 players were ejected.
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Pete Garcia issued apologies on behalf of FIU and later suspended 16 FIU players who participated in the violence, in addition to dismissing two other players.
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In November 2016, Pete Garcia hired Butch Davis, his former boss at the University of Miami and Cleveland Browns, as FIU football head coach.