Gene DeFilippo

Eugene Benard DeFilippo Jr. is an American sports executive and former college athletics administrator. He served as the athletic director at the University of South Carolina–Spartanburg—now known as the University of South Carolina Upstate—from 1984 to 1987, at Villanova University from 1993 to 1997, and at Boston College from 1997 to 2012.

Gene DeFilippo
Playing career
c. 1972Springfield (MA)
Position(s)Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1975–1979Youngstown State (OC)
1980–1982Vanderbilt (offensive backfield)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1984–1987South Carolina–Spartanburg
1987–1993Kentucky (associate AD)
1993–1997Villanova
1997–2012Boston College

Career

DeFilippo graduated from Springfield College in Massachusetts in 1973. There he played college football, lettering for three seasons as a quarterback. In 1974, DeFilippo completed a master's degree in educational administration at the University of Tennessee.[1]

DeFilippo worked as an assistant football coach at Youngstown State University and at Vanderbilt University. He was an associate athletic director at the University of Kentucky from 1987 to 1993.[2]

Boston College named DeFilippo as athletic director on September 16, 1997 effective at the beginning of October.[3]

Personal life

His father, Eugene Benard "Gene" DeFilippo, was a quarterback at Holy Cross.[4][5] His son, John DeFilippo, is the current offensive coordinator for the Jacksonville Jaguars.

References
  1. "Gene DeFilippo". Boston College. Archived from the original on May 27, 2012. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  2. "AD Gene DeFilippo leaving BC". ESPN.com. Associated Press. August 17, 2012. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  3. Delaney, Patricia (September 18, 1997). "DeFilippo Is Named Athletic Director". The Boston College Chronicle. Boston College. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  4. Shaughnessy, Dan (November 13, 2009). "Pro-style QB leads Holy Cross revival". Boston Globe. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  5. 1950-1951 Catalog, College of the Holy Cross, 1950, p. 98
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