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20 years ago
1987 (October 1) — Richard D. Schultz succeeds Walter Byers as NCAA executive director 36 years after Byers became the Association’s first CEO.
30 years ago
1977 (August) — The NCAA Council adopts a resolution for the Association to consider rejoining the U.S. Olympic Committee “subject to the development of satisfactory federal legislation.”
1977 — The NCAA Executive Committee approves a Track and Field Committee recommendation to convert to using metric standards at each division’s National Collegiate outdoor championship events (with the exception of the 440-yard relay and the mile relay).
1977 — The NCAA Council establishes a Division II Ice Hockey Championship for 1978. The action increases the total number of NCAA championships to 40 and the number of Division II championships to 13.
35 years ago
1972 (September 17) — The NCAA Council approves a two-division reorganization of the Association for legislative and competitive purposes. The group forwards a proposal for consideration at the 67th annual NCAA Convention in which each member institution would be classified in either Division I or Division II.
1972 — Convention delegates vote to make freshman eligible for competition in University Division football and basketball.
1972 (October) — The NCAA produces and distributes two four-minute films and four 30-second spots for conferences to use during halftime shows to educate fans about the role of college basketball officials.
1972 — Participation reports from the Olympic Games note that 194 of the 260 Olympic team athletes were either enrolled in or had been trained at NCAA member institutions.
1987 (October 1) — Richard D. Schultz succeeds Walter Byers as NCAA executive director 36 years after Byers became the Association’s first CEO.30 years ago
1977 (August) — The NCAA Council adopts a resolution for the Association to consider rejoining the U.S. Olympic Committee “subject to the development of satisfactory federal legislation.”
1977 — The NCAA Executive Committee approves a Track and Field Committee recommendation to convert to using metric standards at each division’s National Collegiate outdoor championship events (with the exception of the 440-yard relay and the mile relay).
1977 — The NCAA Council establishes a Division II Ice Hockey Championship for 1978. The action increases the total number of NCAA championships to 40 and the number of Division II championships to 13.
35 years ago
1972 (September 17) — The NCAA Council approves a two-division reorganization of the Association for legislative and competitive purposes. The group forwards a proposal for consideration at the 67th annual NCAA Convention in which each member institution would be classified in either Division I or Division II.
1972 — Convention delegates vote to make freshman eligible for competition in University Division football and basketball.
1972 (October) — The NCAA produces and distributes two four-minute films and four 30-second spots for conferences to use during halftime shows to educate fans about the role of college basketball officials.
1972 — Participation reports from the Olympic Games note that 194 of the 260 Olympic team athletes were either enrolled in or had been trained at NCAA member institutions.
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