ACC Commissioner John Swofford to retire
Thursday, 25 June 2020 ()
John Swofford, the collegiate athlete and scholar who would go on to lead the Greensboro-based Atlantic Coast Conference to unprecedented success and growth, is retiring. The ACC announced today that the 2020-21 athletic year will be his last of his 24 years with the conference, the longest in its 67-year history. Swofford will remain commissioner until a successor is installed and will aid in the transition. His retirement will cap an accomplished legacy, both in sports and in sports business,…