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As athletic director, Cleary presided over the largest Division I program in the nation. Harvard fields 41varsity sports and approximately 20 junior varsity teams, in addition to numerous club sports. More than 1,500 students compete in intercollegiate athletics at Harvard.
The Murr Center consolidated the department entirely within the Soldiers Field athletic complex. The athletic department administrative offices, which used to be at 60 JFK Street, and the ticket office, which was located in the basement of Harvard Hall, were relocated to the Murr Center, as were the varsity weight...
Cleary's performance as athletic director was consistent with his national reputation as one of the foremost advocates for amateur athletics. In 1956, he was part of the silver medal-winning U.S. Olympic hockey team. He won a gold medal four years later. He was inducted into the U.S. Olympic...
Cleary still holds or shares seven school athletic records at Harvard. He was a First Team All-America selection in 1954-55, leading the Crimson to a Beanpot title and a berth in the NCAA Final Four.
The task now falls upon Knowles to name a successor to the position. Harvard has only had six athletic directors since the position was first filled by William J. Bingham '16 in 1926. Knowles will quickly move to form a committee that will conduct a national search for his replacement...