Carl Clapp
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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | Santa Barbara, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | UC Santa Barbara (1981) University of Arizona (1985) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1979–1981 | Santa Barbara CC (asst.) |
| 1981–1982 | Arizona (volunteer asst.) |
| 1982–1984 | Arizona State (grad asst.) |
| 1984–1986 | Wichita State (asst.) |
| 1988–1991 | Emporia State (asst.) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1988–1992 | Emporia State (assistant AD) |
| 1992–1995 | Avila |
| 1995–2000 | Redlands |
| 2000–2006 | Saint Mary's |
| 2006–2021 | Hawaii (associate AD) |
| 2008 | → Hawaii (interim AD) |
Carl Clapp (born November 2, 1958) is an American retired college sports administrator who was most recently the associate athletics director for administrative services at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Prior to working at Hawaii, Clapp was the athletic director at Saint Mary's College of California.[1] Before that, he was previously the athletic director at the University of Redlands and Avila University.[2] He also served as the interim athletics director at Hawaii in 2008 following the termination of Herman Frazier.[3] His first task as interim AD was to find a new football coach after June Jones left to accept the head coaching position at SMU and was part of the selection committee that hired Greg McMackin.[4] Clapp also played a crucial role in securing a partnership between Hawaii and sports apparel brand Under Armour.[5]
Clapp was rumored to be a candidate for the open athletics director at his alma mater UC Santa Barbara after the retirement of Gary Cunningham.[6] He applied for the open athletic director position at the University of Montana in 2012 and was one of four finalists, but the job ultimately went to Kent Haslam.[7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Mark Orr Named New Athletic Director at Saint Mary's College of California". Saint Mary's College Athletics. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
- ^ "Carl Clapp named interim athletics director at UH Manoa". University of Hawaii at Manoa. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
- ^ Tang, Jason. "Carl Clapp Takes on New Task". KHNL. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
- ^ "McMackin ready to pick up where Jones left off at Hawaii". ESPN. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
- ^ Ryan, Thomas J. "Under Armour Sponsors University of Hawaii". SGB Media. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
- ^ Lewis, Ferd. "Santa Barbara courting Clapp". Honolulu Advertiser. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
- ^ Briggeman, Kim. "UM athletic director candidate from Hawaii wants to win by 'doing things right'". The Missoulian. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
- ^ "UH's Carl Clapp not selected to be Montana athletic director". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Carl Clapp on X
- 1959 births
- Living people
- Santa Barbara City Vaqueros football coaches
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- Arizona State Sun Devils football coaches
- Wichita State Shockers football coaches
- Emporia State Hornets football coaches
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- Hawaii Rainbow Warriors and Rainbow Wahine athletic directors
- Sportspeople from Santa Barbara, California
- University of California, Santa Barbara alumni
- University of Arizona alumni
- Coaches of American football from California
- Avila University faculty
- University of Redlands people