Biographical details | |
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Born | North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, U.S. | December 6, 1948
Playing career | |
1969–1971 | North Carolina |
Position(s) | Quarterback, defensive back |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1980–1997 | North Carolina |
1997–2021 | ACC (commissioner) |
John Douglas Swofford (born December 6, 1948) is an American former college athletics administrator. He served as the athletic director at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1980 to 1997 and as the commissioner of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) from 1997 to 2021.[1]