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Daniel Starr
American college athletics administrator (1934–2024) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Daniel P. Starr (September 9, 1934 – September 11, 2024) was an American college athletics administrator. Starr served as director of athletics at Canisius College from 1974 to 2000.[1][2] Starr also served as a history professor at Canisius.[3] During his 26-year career as athletic director at Canisius, Starr oversaw the creation of the Golden Griffins' women's athletic teams,[4] as well as the building of the Demske Sports Complex on campus in 1989.[5][6] In 1992, Starr hired John Beilein from NCAA Division II Le Moyne College to coach the Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team.[7] Beilein led the Golden Griffins to a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference championship in 1996, and an appearance in the 1996 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, the first NCAA basketball tournament appearance for Canisius since 1957. Starr was elected to the Canisius College Sports Hall of Fame in 2000[8][9] and the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame in 2010.[10] Starr died on September 11, 2024, at the age of 90.[11][12][13]
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