Another of Barrington's Icons - Wayne Duke

Wayne Duke is an American collegiate sports executive.
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* 1 Biography
o 1.1 Early life and education
o 1.2 Career
* 2 Awards and honors
* 3 References

[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life and education

A native of Burlington, Iowa, Wayne Duke graduated from the University of Iowa in 1950.[1]
[edit] Career

Duke began his career in college athletics publicity at the University of Northern Iowa and the University of Colorado. He joined the National Collegiate Athletic Association in 1952 as assistant to executive director Walter Byers.[2] He was named commissioner of the Big Eight athletic conference in 1963[3] and served until 1971, when he was named commissioner of the Big Ten athletic conference.[4] He retired as the Big Ten commissioner in 1989.[5]

A Big Ten scholarship for post-graduate studies is now awarded in his name.[6]
[edit] Awards and honors

* 1990: Distinguished Alumni Award, University of Iowa[7]
* 2010: inductee, National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame[8]

[edit] References

1. ^ http://www.iowalum.com/daa/duke.html
2. ^ "N. C. A. A. Job for Duke". New York Times. 1952-07-04. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F50E17FF3E5E177B93C6A9178CD85F468585F9. "Wayne Duke, publicity director for athletics at Colorado University, said today he was resigning to become assistant executive director..."
3. ^ "Wayne Duke Chosen Big Eight Director". Milwaukee Journal. 1963-01-09. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nRQoAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ziYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3766%2C3363207.
4. ^ "Wayne Duke of Big Eight Named Head of Big Ten". New York Times: p. 22. 1971-08-06. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F00C1FF8395C1A7493C4A91783D85F458785F9.
5. ^ "Sports People; Retirement Announced". New York Times. 1988-06-08. http://www.nytimes.com/1988/06/08/sports/sports-people-retirement-announced.html.
6. ^ http://www.bigten.org/genrel/022808aae.html
7. ^ "Distinguished Alumni Award: Wayne Duke". University of Iowa Alumni Association. http://www.iowalum.com/daa/duke.html.
8. ^ "Former Hawkeye Duke to be inducted into collegiate basketball hall of fame". Des Moines Register. 2010-02-24. http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20100224/SPORTS13/2250344/Iowa-Scene-Former-Hawkeye-Duke-to-be-inducted-into-collegiate-basketball-hall-of-fame.

Sporting positions
Preceded by
Reaves Peters Big Eight Conference commissioner
1963-1971 Succeeded by
Chuck Neinas
Preceded by
Bill Reed Big Ten Conference commissioner
1971-1989 Succeeded by
James Delany
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John L. Griffith (1922–1944) • Kenneth Wilson (1945–1961) • William R. Reed (1961–1971) • Wayne Duke (1971–1989) • James Delany (1989– )