Ex-Oklahoma AD, Big 12 administrator Donnie Duncan dies

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Former Oklahoma football coach Barry Switzer admired one quality in Donnie Duncan above the many great ones his former assistant often displayed.

Duncan, a former Oklahoma athletic director, Big 12 administrator and Iowa State football coach, died Saturday at the age of 75.

Duncan's 1980 and 1981 Cyclone squads were ranked, and the 1981 Cyclones began 5-1-1 and were ranked as high as No. 11 in The Associated Press poll.

Duncan was executive director of the Sun Bowl and Gator Bowl before returning to Oklahoma, where he was athletic director from 1986 to 1996.

Duncan was involved in every aspect of football in the conference, including officiating, bowls and television agreements.

Duncan served as chairman of the NCAA Special Events Committee, chairman of the NCAA Football Rules Committee and was a member of a special NCAA research committee that studied the possibilities of a football playoff.