Michigan athletic director Bill Martin to retire in 2010
Ann Arbor — Michigan athletic director Bill Martin will retire Sept. 4, 2010 after a decade in that role.
Martin made the decision official Wednesday, according to University of Michigan athletic department sources. He sent a letter to U-M president Mary Sue Coleman and was to inform the athletic department at an all-staff meeting at Keen Arena.
Martin officially became athletic director on Aug. 1, 2000. Earlier that spring, he had been named interim athletic director, replacing Tom Goss.
Among his most recent achievements: the renovation of Michigan Stadium, which will be officially unveiled next season, and the approval of plans for a basketball practice facility adjacent to Crisler Arena.
Martin hired the two most prominent coaches in Michigan athletics — football coach Rich Rodriguez in December 2007 and men’s basketball coach John Beilein in April 2007.
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10/21/9
Magnolia Tribune
