Mike Bohn

Mike Bohn
Current position
Sport(s)	Football, baseball
Title	Athletic director
Team	Cincinnati
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Biographical details
Born	(1960-11-16) November 16, 1960 Hinsdale, Illinois
Alma mater	University of Kansas (1983) Ohio University (1984)
Playing career
1979–1983	Kansas
Position(s)	Quarterback (football) Pitcher, first baseman, outfielder (baseball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1983–1984	Ohio (GA)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1984–1992	Air Force (assoc)
1992–1995	CFA (marketing)
1996–1998	Colorado State (assoc)
1998–2003	Idaho
2003–2005	San Diego State
2005–2013	Colorado
2014–present	Cincinnati

Mike Bohn (born November 16, 1960) is the athletic director at the University of Cincinnati, hired in February 2014.^[1] He previously held the same position at the University of Colorado, San Diego State University, and the University of Idaho.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Born in Hinsdale, Illinois, Bohn's family moved to Boulder, Colorado, when he was a year old. He was a three-sport athlete at Boulder High School and graduated in 1979. Bohn played football and baseball at the University of Kansas and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1983. He earned a master's degree in sports administration from Ohio University in 1984.

Bohn was appointed at Colorado on April 13, 2005, succeeding Jack Lengyel, and his appointment was extended for a second five-year term in 2010.^[5] He was encouraged by the administration to resign on May 28, 2013.^[6]^[7]

At Cincinnati, Bohn succeeds Whit Babcock, who left for Virginia Tech.^[8]

Bohn is a brother of the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity, he was initiated at the Alpha Xi Chapter at the University of Cincinnati.

References

↑ "Cincinnati Hires Former Colorado AD Mike Bohn". ESPN. Associated Press. February 6, 2014. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
↑ Meehan, Jim (October 7, 2003). "Bohn heading to San Diego". Spokesman-Review. p. C1.
↑ "Bohn leaving San Diego State for CU". ESPN. Associated Press. April 12, 2005. Retrieved September 25, 2012.
↑ Rocky Mountain News December 7, 2005. Rocky Mountain News
↑ "Colorado's Mike Bohn gets 5-year deal". ESPN. Associated Press. August 10, 2011. Retrieved March 15, 2014.
↑ Krause, David (May 28, 2013). "Mike Bohn resigns as Colorado Buffaloes athletic director". Buff Zone. (Denver Post). Retrieved March 15, 2014.
↑ "Buffs' decision blindsided Mike Bohn". ESPN. Associated Press. May 31, 2013. Retrieved March 15, 2014.
↑ Frei, Terry (February 10, 2014). "Mike Bohn eager to point Cincinnati Bearcats in right direction as AD". Denver Post. Retrieved March 15, 2014.

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Idaho Vandals athletic directors

Wilfred C. Bleamaster (1918–1920)
Thomas Kelley (1920–1922)
Robert L. Mathews (1922–1926)
Charles F. Erb (1926–1928)
Ralph Hutchinson (1928–1929)
Leo Calland (1929–1934)
Ted Bank (1935–1941)
George Greene (1941–1943)
James A. Brown # (1943–1946)
George Greene (1946–1950)
Gale Mix (1950–1954)
Robert Gibb (1954–1960)
Skip Stahley (1960–1964)
John Thomas # (1964–1965)
Paul Ostyn (1965–1969)
Ed Knecht (1969–1973)
Leon Green (1973–1977)
Bill Belknap (1977–1988)
Gary Hunter (1988–1992)
Pete Liske (1992–1996)
Oval Jaynes (1996–1998)
Mike Bohn (1998–2003)
Rob Spear (2003– )

Pound sign (#) denotes interim athletic director.

San Diego State Aztecs athletic directors

C. E. Peterson Morris Gross (1935–1941) Carl H. Young Charles R. Smith (1947–1954) Bill Terry Al Olsen Ken Karr (1968–1979) Cedric Dempsey (1979) Gene Bourdet (1979–1983) Mary Alice Hill (1983–1985) Fred Miller (1985–1995) Rick Bay (1995–2003) Mike Bohn (2003–2005) Jeff Schemmel (2005–2009) Jim Sterk (2010– )

Colorado Buffaloes athletic directors

Harry Carlson (1927–1965) Eddie Crowder (1965–1984) Bill Marolt (1984–1996) Dick Tharp (1996–2004) Jack Lengyel # (2004–2005) Mike Bohn (2005–2013) Ceal Barry # (2013) Rick George (2013– ) Pound sign (#) denotes interim athletic director.

Cincinnati Bearcats athletic directors

Boyd Chambers (?–1927)
George Babcock (1927–1932)
Dana M. King (1932–1936)
Charles Mileham (1936–1960)
George Smith (1960–1973)
Hindman Wall (1973–1976)
Bill Jenike (1976–1980)
Mike McGee (1980–1984)
Carl Meyer (1985–1988)
Rick Taylor (1988–1994)
Gerald O'Dell (1994–1997)
Anthony Perzigian # (1997)
Bob Goin (1997–2005)
Mike Thomas (2005–2011)
Whit Babcock (2011–2014)
Mike Bohn (2014– )

Pound sign (#) denotes interim athletic director.

Athletic directors of the American Athletic Conference

Mike Bohn (Cincinnati) Warde Manuel (Connecticut) Jeff Compher (East Carolina) Hunter Yurachek (Houston) Tom Bowen (Memphis) Rick Hart (SMU) Doug Woolard (South Florida) Kevin G. Clark (Temple) Rick Dickson (Tulane) Derrick Gragg (Tulsa) Danny White (UCF)

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