Misplaced Pages

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by ObsidianSingularity (talk | contribs) at 17:49, 23 December 2024 (Created article for University of Louisville Athletic Director Josh Heird). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Josh Heird is an American college athletics administrator. He is the Director of Athletics for the Louisville Cardinals athletics program at the University of Louisville.

Heird was promoted to interim athletic director by the university in 2021 following the resignation of Vince Tyra. In 2022 after six months as interim AD, Heird was named the permanent athletic director. He is the university's twelfth athletic director. In December 2024, Heird signed an extension on his contract which will keep him at Louisville until 2030.

Education

Heird received his Bachelors from Mississippi College. There he competed on the Cross Country, Track & Field, and Football teams for the Choctaws. Heird received his Master of Business Administration from Louisville in 2009.

Tenure at Louisville

Heird began his administrative career in 2007 at Louisville. His first stint at Louisville would come under then athletic director Tom Jurich. He served as the Assistant Athletic Director for Championships and Facilities from 2012 to 2016 before leaving to work for the Villanova Wildcats.

Heird returned to Louisville in April 2019 to work as the Deputy Athletic Director under Vince Tyra.

In December 2021, following the resignation of Tyra, Heird was promoted to interim athletic director. During his six months in this position, Heird would oversee the departure of then Lousiville basketball head coach Chris Mack and the hiring of his replacement, Kenny Payne. In the spring of 2022, womens basketball head coach Jeff Walz and volleyball head coach Dani Busboom Kelly would be extended.

In June 2022, after six months serving as the interim AD, Heird was hired as the permanent athletic director. In his first two years as the full-time AD, Heird handled head coaching changes in both the football and basketball programs. Following the departure of Scott Satterfield in December 2022, Jeff Brohm was hired as the head coach of the football program. In March 2024, after an abysmal 12-25 start, head coach Kenny Payne was fired. Pat Kelsey was hired from Charleston.

In December 2024, the University of Louisville extended Josh Heird through 2030.

References

1. Holton, Brooks (9 December 2024). "Louisville approves contract extension for athletics director Josh Heird through 2030". Courier Journal. Courier Journal. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
2. Teague Robinson, Cameron (13 December 2021). "What to know about Louisville's interim athletic director Josh Heird". Courier Journal. Courier Journal. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
3. Holton, Brooks (3 June 2022). "Good hire? Reactions to U of L promoting interim Josh Heird to full-time athletic director". Courier Journal. Courier Journal. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
4. Cubit, Alexis (3 June 2022). "What to know about new Louisville athletic director Josh Heird". Courier Journal. Courier Journal. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
5. "Louisville makes Josh Heird full-time athletic director". ESPN. ESPN. 3 June 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
6. McGavic, Matt (9 December 2024). "Louisville Votes to Extend AD Josh Heird". Louisville Cardinals On SI. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
7. "Louisville extends athletic director Josh Heird for 5 years through June 2030". APNews. Associated Press. 12 December 2024. Retrieved 23 December 2024.

External links

• Louisville profile

• Louisville Cardinals athletic directors