US EditionCollege Football Leader, Wisconsin Grad Chuck Neinas Dies at 93
Neinas' leadership from the 1970s to 2010s helped secure billion-dollar TV contracts that transformed college football’s business landscape, including a $7.8 billion playoff deal.
- Tuesday, Chuck Neinas, the former interim commissioner of the Big 12 Conference, died at age 93, the Big 12 announced; he was living in Boulder, Colorado and was born in Wisconsin.
- A career through the NCAA and conference leadership positioned Neinas to shape media deals as he rose from NCAA assistant executive director to Big Eight commissioner and led the College Football Association.
- Stepping in after Dan Beebe's exit, Neinas stabilized the Big 12 by adding TCU and West Virginia and securing a grant-of-rights to bind TV revenues through 2025.
- Organizations including the National Football Foundation marked Neinas' passing; he entered the Bowl Season Hall of Fame, the Big 12 Conference honors him with a Coach of the Year award, and the cause of death was not disclosed.
- The CFA's breakup and conference-controlled rights led to new TV contracts, while Neinas bridged college and pro sports as Ascent Entertainment CEO and influenced Olympic governance via the Ted Stevens Amateur Sports Act.
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madison.comCollege football leader, Wisconsin grad Chuck Neinas dies at 93
The Wisconsin native and former Badgers broadcaster was at the center of a landmark lawsuit that has shaped the landscape of college football over the past 40 years.
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Chuck Neinas, a key architect and adviser over decades of college sports, dies at 93
Longtime college sports executive Chuck Neinas has died at the age of 93. Neinas was a commissioner of the Big Eight Conference and went on to lead the College Football Association as executive director.
College Sports Pioneer Dies at 93
Chuck Neinas, a towering figure in college athletics whose vision, media savvy, and negotiating prowess helped transform college football into a multibillion-dollar enterprise, died Tuesday at the age of 93. Neinas’ death was announced by the National Football Foundation. Its president and CEO, Steve Hatchell, described him as “a visionary in every sense of the word.” No cause of death was disclosed. Architect Of Modern College Football Televisi…
Big 12 Pays Respects to Former Interim Commissioner
Chuck Neinas, who served as interim commissioner of the Big 12 Conference from 2011-12, passed away Tuesday at the age of 93. Neinas, who had an illustrious career as an administrator in college athletics, oversaw the addition of both TCU and West Virginia as Conference members during his tenure as interim commissioner. In recognition of his service to the Conference, the Big 12’s football coach of the year award has been named in his honor sinc…
Visionary College Athletics Administrator Chuck Neinas Passes Away
Chuck Neinas, the visionary college athletics administrator and an emeritus member of the National Football Foundation Board of Trustees who held leadership roles with the Big Eight Conference, Big 12 Conference, College Football Association (CFA), and the NCAA, passed away Dec. 16. He was 93.
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