Thomas M Jurich was born on July 26,1956 and is an American former college sports administrator and former football player.
10 Facts About Tom Jurich
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Tom Jurich previously served as the vice president and director of athletics at the University of Louisville.
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Tom Jurich was hired at the University of Louisville on October 21,1997, after holding the same positions at Colorado State University and Northern Arizona University, and was fired on October 18,2017, following a pay-for-play corruption scandal in NCAA basketball.
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Tom Jurich was born in Alhambra, California and played kicker at Arcadia High School, at Northern Arizona University, and in one game for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League, after being drafted in the 10th round of the 1978 NFL draft.
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Tom Jurich spent four years at Colorado State University, starting in early 1994, as athletics director.
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Tom Jurich was placed on unpaid administrative leave on September 27,2017, after the Louisville basketball program was implicated in an FBI investigation for a pay for play corruption scandal in NCAA basketball.
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Tom Jurich's contract was formally terminated on October 20,2017.
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On May 18,2018, the board of trustees agreed to a $4.5 million settlement with Tom Jurich that cleared him of any wrongdoing and phrased his termination as "retirement".
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Tom Jurich studied at Northern Arizona, graduating with a degree in finance in 1980.
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Tom Jurich was voted class president at Northern Arizona in 1979.