A Leader and a Builder
In Memoriam
1936–2022
Robert E. Mulcahy III
Robert E. Mulcahy III, the 10th athletic director at Rutgers University–New Brunswick who oversaw the success of many sports programs, passed away in February at age 85. Mulcahy was also the third athletic director to be inducted into the Rutgers Athletics Hall of Fame, in 2017, following an 11-year career leading the Scarlet Knights sports teams.
Mulcahy, who served as director of athletics from 1998 to 2009, was instrumental in building Rutgers football toward national prominence. After a winless season the year before his arrival, Mulcahy worked steadfastly to improve the football program. His hire of head coach Greg Schiano in 2000 led to a resurgence in the program and ended a nearly 30-year postseason drought.
“In Bob’s passing, Rutgers and New Jersey lost one of its truly faithful servants,” said Schiano. “Personally, I lost a mentor, a role model, and a true friend. The partnership we had at Rutgers was uncommon and something we both valued greatly.”