Dave Diles, Jr.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | David L. Diles, Jr. |
| Nickname(s) | Dave |
| Nationality | American |
| Born | 1962 |
| Alma mater | Ohio University |
| Occupation | Athletic director |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Spouse(s) | Suzanne Irene Diles |
Dave Diles, Jr. is the current athletic director of the Virginia Military Institute. A native of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, Diles previously served as director of athletics at Eastern Michigan, St. Bonaventure, and Case Western Reserve University. He was also an administrative assistant for the University of Michigan in the late 1980s.
Diles was named VMI's eleventh athletic director in September 2013. He is the successor to Donny White, who had held that position since 1998. He has had over twenty years of college administrative experience. He is the son of the late sports broadcaster Dave Diles, Sr.
Diles was born in 1961 in the city of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, a nearby suburb of Detroit. His father, Dave Diles, Sr., was a prominent ABC Sports broadcaster. The two had a close bond together through sports, and the younger Diles noted in a press conference that his father once called him on the phone, crying, to let him know that his son's favorite hockey player (Gary Bergman) had been traded. His father died in December 2009 from a stroke.
Diles attended Ohio University from which he graduated in 1983 with a master's degree in sports administration. Diles later earned a doctor of education from the University of Michigan in 1988. He is married to his wife, Suzanne Irene Diles, and the couple has two sons, Matthew and Mitchell.
Diles' athletic administrative career began in at Central Michigan University where he was the Chippewas' assistant athletic director from 1989 to 1991. He then took the same position at Auburn University from 1991 to 1994.
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