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Reports indicate that University of Colorado regents voted today to approve a contract extension and raise for Athletic Director Rick George. His extension runs through June 30, 2021 and will bump his pay by $50,000 annually.
George was hired on July 17, 2013 becoming the sixth full-time athletic director at Colorado, in his tenure his achievements include raising funds for the new facilities that are home to the football program, balancing the departments budget and being a champion of the fans. The very popular administrator graduated from the University of Illinois in 1982 and passed up on the opportunity to go back to Champaign for work late last year.
Previously he worked with the Texas Rangers and PGA Tour. George also had been a member of Illinois’, Colorado’s and Vanderbilt’s football staffs.
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George was hired on July 17, 2013 becoming the sixth full-time athletic director at Colorado, in his tenure his achievements include raising funds for the new facilities that are home to the football program, balancing the departments budget and being a champion of the fans. The very popular administrator graduated from the University of Illinois in 1982 and passed up on the opportunity to go back to Champaign for work late last year.
Previously he worked with the Texas Rangers and PGA Tour. George also had been a member of Illinois’, Colorado’s and Vanderbilt’s football staffs.
Jake Shapiro
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