Wayne Hogan - Former Athletic Director at UM

11/06/20 • 75 min

Griz Greats: The Silver Anniversary of the 1995 National Champions

Wayne Hogan became the AD at UM during the 1995 football season. He was hired by then President George Dennison and officially started on the job in October of 1995. What a time to come on board as two months later the Griz took home their first national championship. Having been in the Florida State Athletic Department through the early 90's, Hogan new what a winning environment looked like and worked to foster that at Montana. He had some ups and downs as the AD, but his perspective and gregarious nature make this episode a can't miss.

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