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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
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football made the
Division III playoffs three times. The team also won 38 consecutive regular-season games, and Diles oversaw the opening of
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championships in from 1995 to 1999 than they had in all years prior. After leaving St. Bonaventure in 1999, Diles went to
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Following an eight-year career with Case
Western, Diles was appointed as the eleventh athletic director for the
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titles in a six-year span, and graduation rates of
Eastern Michigan student-athletes almost doubled. The Eagles
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in 1988. He is married to his wife, Suzanne Irene Diles, and the couple has two sons, Matthew and
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from which he graduated in 1983 with a master's degree in sports administration. Diles later earned a
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Diles was named VMI's eleventh athletic director in
September 2013. He is the successor to
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team, however, failed to achieve a winning season under Diles' direction.
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Diles received his first head athletic directing job in 1994 at
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on
September 4, 2013. He was appointed by VMI superintendent
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ranks and became the athletic director at
Division III-
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374:"Dave Diles Named New VMI Athletic Director."
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332:"New AD willing to stick chin out for VMI."
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405:CWRU-Daily.com. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
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345:"Sportscaster Dave Diles Dies at Age 78"
27:American college athletics administrator
392:Roanoke Times. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
334:Roanoke Times. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
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1065:People from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
180:Diles was born in 1961 in the city of
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278:In 2005, Diles stepped away from the
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390:"Diles hired as Keydets’ new AD."
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152:Case Western Reserve University
1050:VMI Keydets athletic directors
885:VMI Keydets athletic directors
136:Lake Superior State University
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251:. During his tenure with the
305:, and was the successor to
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261:Eastern Michigan University
230:Central Michigan University
156:Virginia Military Institute
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1070:Sportspeople from Michigan
245:St. Bonaventure University
182:Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
140:Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
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351:. Pomeroy. Archived from
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269:Mid-American Conference
1055:Ohio University alumni
472:Frederick V. Ostergren
303:J. H. Binford Peay III
257:Atlantic 10 Conference
218:University of Michigan
160:University of Michigan
224:Administrative career
184:, a nearby suburb of
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45:Personal information
30:For his father, see
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388:September 4, 2013.
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240:from 1991 to 1994.
214:doctor of education
162:in the late 1980s.
121:Suzanne Irene Diles
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192:, was a prominent
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699:Wilbur Bowen
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560:Gothard Lane
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111:1989–present
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1025:1962 births
996:(2013–2021)
988:(1998–2013)
986:Donny White
980:(1991–1998)
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956:(1961–1970)
948:(1958–1961)
940:(1957–1958)
932:(1954–1957)
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908:(1946–1951)
900:(1920–1946)
821:(2013–2017)
805:(2006–2013)
795:Bob England
789:(1999–2005)
773:(1993–1997)
765:(1986–1993)
757:(1982–1986)
749:(1977–1982)
741:(1975–1976)
733:(1966–1973)
725:(1963–1966)
723:Keith Bowen
717:(1948–1963)
709:(1931–1947)
701:(1903–1928)
636:Bob Beretta
628:Barb Questa
618:(2021–2024)
608:Barb Questa
602:(2015–2021)
586:(2006–2014)
578:(2004–2006)
562:(1999–2003)
554:(1994–1999)
546:(1992–1994)
538:(1965–1992)
536:Larry Weise
530:(1962–1965)
522:(1961–1962)
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506:(1955–1958)
498:(1947–1955)
490:(1946–1947)
482:(1930–1943)
480:Mike Reilly
474:(1926–1930)
419:VMI profile
307:Donny White
247:in western
167:Donny White
68:Nationality
1019:Categories
1002:Jim Miller
978:Davis Babb
970:Eric Hyman
914:Tom Nugent
771:Tim Weiser
763:Gene Smith
747:Alex Agase
600:Tim Kenney
504:Walter Fox
313:References
280:Division I
194:ABC Sports
154:, and the
98:Occupation
39:Dave Diles
32:Dave Diles
568:Paul Grys
234:Chippewas
216:from the
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199:hockey
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