Carl F. Ullrich

Carl F. Ullrich

Carl Ullrich

Ullrich from 1971 Lucky Bag
Sport(s) Rowing
Biographical details
Born June 23, 1928
Ridgewood, New Jersey
Alma mater Cornell University
Playing career
1947–1950 Cornell (lightweight)
Position(s) Bow
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1955–1959
1960–1965
1967
1968–1974		 Cornell (freshmen)
Columbia
Boston University
Navy
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1975–1978
1979
1980–1990
1989–1993
1995–1997
2002–2004		 Navy (assistant AD)
Western Michigan
Army
Patriot League (executive director)
St. Andrews (NC)
St. Andrews (NC)
Accomplishments and honors

Championships

Awards

Army Sports Hall of Fame (2007)

Carl Farnum Ullrich (born June 23, 1928) is a former American college rowing coach and athletics administrator who served as the first civilian athletic director at the United States Military Academy, from 1980 to 1990.[1]

Early life and education

Ullrich was born in Ridgewood, New Jersey in 1928 and grew up on Long Island, New York. He attended Cornell University, where he received a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering degree in 1950. While at Cornell, he joined Sigma Chi fraternity and was a member of the 1949 national champion lightweight crew team,[2] serving as captain in 1950.[3] He also was a member of the Quill and Dagger society. After graduation he was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps, and served as an infantry officer during the Korean War.[4]

Coaching career

Ullrich returned to Cornell as the freshman crew coach in 1955,[5] before taking over the varsity team at Columbia University in 1960.[6][7] After a stint as head coach at Boston University, Ullrich took over the boathouse at the United States Naval Academy in 1968,[8] where he served as head coach and assistant athletic director for over a decade.[9]

Administrative career

Ullrich arrived at West Point in 1980, making his mark on the Army football program two years later with the hiring of head coach Jim Young.[10] Under Young's wishbone system, the Black Knights returned to relevance, turning in six winning seasons, capturing the Commander-In-Chief's Trophy three times, and reaching the first three bowls in Army football history.[11] During this time Ullrich served as President of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference and on the executive committee of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics.

From his post at West Point, Ullrich transitioned to become the first Executive Director of the Patriot League.[12] Under his leadership the conference expanded its offerings from football to a full slate of 22 intercollegiate sports. After retiring to North Carolina, he served two separate stints as athletic director for St. Andrews Presbyterian College.

Awards and honors

Ullrich has been inducted into the athletic Hall of Fame for West Point,[13] St. Andrews Presbyterian College,[14] and National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics,[15] respectively, honored as a "Significant Sig" by Sigma Chi fraternity,[16] and received the Eastern College Athletic Conference's James Lynah Award for distinguished achievement.[17]

References

  1. ↑ "Carl Ullrich Biography". Army Athletics.
  2. ↑ Katz, Lina (19 August 1999). "CU's '49 crew champions take a trip to Henley – 50 years later". Cornell Chronicle.
  3. ↑ "All-Time Lightweight Captains" (PDF). Cornell University Athletics.
  4. ↑ First Battalion Seventh Marines-Korea Roster
  5. ↑ Edelstein, Art (27 September 1955). "Meet the Coach". Cornell Daily Sun.
  6. ↑ "Ullrich to Handle Lion Crew; Schlaepfer Takes Frosh Post". Cornell Daily Sun. 19 September 1960.
  7. ↑ Brody, Tom (3 June 1963). "The Laughing Lion Has Finally Begun To Roar". Sports Illustrated.
  8. ↑ Whall, Hugh (21 June 1971). "Anchors Aweigh For The IRA". Sports Illustrated.
  9. ↑ Representative Sestak (PA) (18 September 2007). "Honoring Mr. Carl Ullrich". Congressional Record.
  10. ↑ Associated Press (31 December 1982). "Army Picks Coach". New York Times.
  11. ↑ "A Peach of a Season". Army Athletics.
  12. ↑ "Patriot League History". Patriot League.
  13. ↑ "Former Athletic Director Among Hall Of Fame Inductees". Army Athletics.
  14. ↑ "Ullrich inducted into SAPC Hall of Fame". The Laurenberg Exchange.
  15. ↑ "NACDA All-Time Hall of Fame".
  16. ↑ "Significant Sigs by Letter (Archive)".
  17. ↑ "James Lynah Award for Distinguished Achievement - Previous Recipients".

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