Chester Stephen Gladchuk Jr. (born 1950) is an American college athletics administrator and former

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player and coach. He is currently the athletic director at the

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, a position he has held since 2001. Gladchuk served as the athletic director at

Tulane University Tulane University, officially the Tulane University of Louisiana, is a private university, private research university in New Orleans, Louisiana. Founded as the Medical College of Louisiana in 1834 by seven young medical doctors, it turned into ...

from 1988 to 1990, at

Boston College Boston College (BC) is a private Jesuit research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Founded in 1863, the university has more than 9,300 full-time undergraduates and nearly 5,000 graduate students. Although Boston College is classifie ...

from 1990 to 1997, and at the

University of Houston The University of Houston (UH) is a Public university, public research university in Houston, Texas. Founded in 1927, UH is a member of the University of Houston System and the List of universities in Texas by enrollment, university in Texas ...

from 1997 to 2001. Gladchuk attended Worcester Academy and then played

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at Boston College from 1970 to 1972. He coached

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before moving to the

University of Massachusetts Amherst The University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst, UMass) is a public research university in Amherst, Massachusetts and the sole public land-grant university in Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Founded in 1863 as an agricultural college, it ...

, where he worked as an assistant athletic director and earned a master's degree in sports administration. Gladchuck's father,

Chet Gladchuk Chester Stephen Gladchuk Sr. (April 4, 1917 – September 4, 1967) was an American football center who played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants. He played college football at Boston College and was ...

, also played college football at Boston College before playing professionally with the

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of the

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(NFL) and the

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of the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union, now part of the

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(CFL).

Boston College

During Gladchuk's tenure at Boston College, the athletic department's budget grew from $800,000 to $4.4 million. Soon after becoming AD, Gladchuk hired Tom Coughlin to coach the football team. Coughlin left before the 1994 season to become head coach of the NFL's expansion Jacksonville Jaguars. Gladchuk replaced him with

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. In 1996, Gladchuk investigated allegations of gambling by football players, which led to the school suspending 13 players. In 1992, men's hockey coach

Len Ceglarski Leonard Stanley Ceglarski (June 27, 1926 – December 16, 2017) was an American ice hockey player and coach. He was an All-American left wing on Boston College's 1949 NCAA championship team, and was captain of the 1950–51 squad. He was also a ...

retired and Gladchuk promoted longtime assistant

Steve Cedorchuk Steve Cedorchuk is an American former ice hockey player and coach. He spent more than 20 years affiliated with Boston College Boston College (BC) is a private Jesuit research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Founded in 1863, the u ...

. During Cedorchuk's tenure as head coach, he promised more scholarships than the school could give. Cedorchuk was forced out after two seasons and Gladchuk hired

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to succeed him. However, Milbury resigned before coaching a game due to "philosophical differences" with the athletic department. He was replaced by BC alum

Jerry York Jerry York (born July 25, 1945) is an American former ice hockey coach who was the men's ice hockey coach at Boston College. York is the winningest coach in NCAA hockey, and leads the all-time list as the only Division I head coach with over 1,0 ...

, who led the Eagles to four NCAA Championships. In 1997, men's basketball coach

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left BC for

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after three of his recruits were rejected by the admissions department.

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