Former Rutgers Athletic Director Bob Mulcahy died late Monday night on February 7. He was 85 years old.
Mulcahy was the AD at Rutgers from 1998 to 2009, taking over a year after the Scarlet Knights went 0-11 in football and 14-15 in men’s basketball. Mulcahy took over after being the chief executive officer of the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority.
The face of Rutgers move to chase big time football, Mulcahy’s most key move was the successful hiring of Greg Schiano after firing Terry Shea in 2000. He notably chased Jay Wright to be the next Rutgers basketball coach in the same year, but ultimately ended up with Gary Waters, who took the Scarlet Knights to the NIT three times (2002, 2004, 2006), including the championship game in 2004.