Bernard Muir facts for kids
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Athletic director |
| Team | Stanford |
| Conference | ACC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | July 22, 1968 Gainesville, Florida, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Brown University Ohio University |
| Playing career | |
| Basketball | |
| 1986–1990 | Brown |
| Position(s) | Forward |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2000–2003 | Notre Dame (assoc. AD) |
| 2003–2004 | Notre Dame (senior assoc. AD) |
| 2004–2005 | Notre Dame (deputy AD) |
| 2005–2009 | Georgetown |
| 2009–2012 | Delaware |
| 2012–present | Stanford |
Bernard Montgomery Muir (born July 22, 1968) is a top sports leader in American colleges. He is currently the athletic director at Stanford University. Before working at Stanford, Muir was also the athletic director at the University of Delaware and Georgetown University.
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Bernard Muir's Journey in Sports
Early Life and Education
Bernard Muir was born in Gainesville, Florida. He went to Brown University where he studied how organizations work. While there, he also played basketball and was even the team's co-captain in his final year. After Brown, he continued his education at Ohio University, earning a master's degree in sports administration. This degree helped him learn how to manage sports programs.
Working as a Sports Administrator
Muir started his career helping with the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship. This is a huge basketball tournament for college teams. Later, he joined the sports department at the University of Notre Dame.
In 2005, Bernard Muir became the athletic director at Georgetown University. An athletic director is like the head coach for all sports teams at a college. They manage everything from budgets to hiring coaches. In 2009, he took on the same role at the University of Delaware.
Leading Stanford Athletics
In 2012, Muir was chosen to be the seventh athletic director for Stanford University. This happened after the previous director, Bob Bowlsby, left to lead the Big 12 Conference.
Bernard Muir also helps pick teams for the NCAA Tournament. He is part of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Committee, which has many important duties, including selecting the teams that get to play in the big tournament.
Personal Life and Achievements
Bernard Muir is married to Liz, and they have two daughters.
In December 2014, Muir received a special award called the Silver Anniversary Awards. The NCAA gives this award every year to former college athletes. It celebrates their success both in sports and in their professional lives, 25 years after they finished college sports.
