Ducks Mourn Passing of Jernstedt

The Oregon athletics community is mourning the passing of Tom Jernstedt (BS '67, MS '73), the former UO football player and administrator who went on to spend nearly four decades with the NCAA and helped make its men's basketball tournament one of the marquee events in American sports.

A native of Carlton, southwest of Portland, Jernstedt passed away this past weekend. He was 75.

"We were deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Tom Jernstedt," UO director of athletics Rob Mullens said. "Tom was an outstanding leader and his impact on college athletics was immeasurable, including his tremendous work building the NCAA Tournament and the Final Four. Our thoughts are with his family during…