Joe Castiglione (athletic director)
| Sport(s) | Athletic director |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
October 8, 1957 Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
| Alma mater |
University of Maryland University of Oklahoma (Me.D.) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1993–1998 | Missouri |
| 1998–present | Oklahoma |
Joseph Robert Castiglione (born October 8, 1957) is Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics Programs and Director of Athletics at the University of Oklahoma.
The former athletic director at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri, Castiglione received the 2004 Bobby Dodd Award for athletic director of the year. He was named National Athletic Director of the Year in May 2009 by the SportsBusiness Journal.[1]
Since his arrival at Oklahoma in April 1998, the school has won 17 national championships in football (2000); softball (2000, 2013, 2016, 2017); men's golf (2017); men's gymnastics (2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2015, 2016, 2017); and women's gymnastics (2014, 2016, 2017). Castiglione is best known for hiring current Oklahoma football coach Bob Stoops.
Castiglione is a 1979 graduate of the University of Maryland, where he played football as a walk-on.[2] He also earned a Master's in Education from Oklahoma in 2007.
References
- ↑ "Castiglione Named AD of the Year". University of Oklahoma Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. 2009-05-28. Archived from the original on 2009-11-30. Retrieved 2009-11-30.
- ↑ Joe Castiglione, National Association of College Directors of Athletics, retrieved June 25, 2010.