NCAA president Brand dies of cancer at 67

Wednesday, September 16, 2009 | 8:36 p.m. CDT; updated 9:33 p.m. CDT, Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Myles Brand, the NCAA president who is credited with helping to streamline and reform the governing body of collegiate sports but is best remembered as the Indiana University president who fired legendary basketball coach Bob Knight, has died. He was 67.

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