SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Longtime college administrator Bob De Carolis has announced his retirement after 47 years in the industry. He has been with Santa Clara the last three years after long stints at Oregon State and Michigan.
With the Broncos, De Carolis oversaw internal operations, which include academics, the business office, compliance, sports medicine, sports performance, and student-athlete services.
"To borrow the sentiment of Yankee great Lou Gehrig's 'today I feel like the luckiest man on the face of the earth,' is not something to toss around lightly," De Carolis said. "For a kid out of South Philly who just wanted a job in sports to become associated in the athletics industry for 47 years, and to experience the multitude of events - national championship seasons, Heisman Trophy winners, heartbreaking nail-biting hail mary-type finishes - this journey has been amazing and remarkable.