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Purdue Legend Dan Ross Announces Retirement

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A coaching legend announced his retirement this week after over 40 years with the same program. No, I’m not talking about Jim Boheim. I’m talking about Purdue Men’s Swimming and Diving Head Coach Dan Ross.

Proud to celebrate the amazing career of the second-longest tenured head coach in the history of Purdue Athletics.@CoachDanRoss is calling it a career after 38 years as the leader of @PurdueMSwimDive. Thank You to a lifelong Boilermaker. #BoilerUp u2764ufe0f

‍u2642ufe0f https://t.co/Os2rTqobfK pic.twitter.com/CKL8OqjRwS— Purdue Athletics (@PurdueSports) March 7, 2023

The numbers here speak for themselves and speak not just about his longevity as a head coach, 38 years, but also his talent, desire, and drive to succeed.