Fred Jacoby, the man who led the Southwest Conference for 10 years before some of the teams left to form the Big 12 Conference, died Saturday in Dallas, Texas, after a six-month battle with bone cancer. Jacoby had the privilege to lead seven different conferences in three different divisions in his career as commissioner. During his career, Jacoby spent 22 years as the chair of the National Letter of Intent program. Jacoby had a big hand in forming the NCAA as we know it today, and his passing at the age of 80 is a blow to the organization.
It’s sad to hear that Fred Jacoby has died. I believe that without him we wouldn’t have as many organized college sports under the NCAA banner as we do today. They may be able to find someone to take over in place of Mr. Jacoby; however, the NCAA will never be able to match his legacy.
Mark Zadakis
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