A 1952 graduate of Duke University, Gene Corrigan was a four-year starter on the school’s lacrosse team.
But it was as a coach and administrator that Corrigan made his mark.
After serving as a coach and sports information director at the University of Virginia, he worked for a time as the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports information director.
Next Corrigan signed on as athletic director at Washington & Lee, before returning to Charlottesville in 1971 to begin a 10-year stint as director of athletics at UVA.
In 1981, he accepted the position of athletic director at Notre Dame, where he remained until being named the third commissioner in ACC history in 1987. He also served as President of the NCAA, 1995-97.
