NCAA President Myles Brand died on September 16, 2009. The 67-year-old Brand had been battling pancreatic cancer for more than 10 months. Brand, who became the NCAA president in 2003, was also a past president of Indiana University.http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/2009-09-16-brand-obit_N.htm http://www.indystar.com/article/20090916/LOCAL/90916048/1069/SPORTS0601/NCAA+s+Myles+Brand+dies+of+cancer
Statement on Myles Brand's Death
"Myles Brand was a dear friend and a great academic leader. He was a tireless advocate for the student-athlete. Indeed, he worked to ensure that the student was first in the student-athlete model. He will be greatly missed."—Michael Adams, NCAA Executive Committee chair and president of the University of Georgiahttp://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/2009-09-16-brand-obit_N.htm
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Brand died on Wednesday, September 16, 2009
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Suffered from pancreatic cancer
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Known as a staunch supporter of academic reform
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Past president of Indiana University and the University of Oregon
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While Brand was president of Indiana University, he fired then-head basketball coach Bob Knight
