Robert F. Busbey (April 18, 1928 – March 9, 2000) was an

athletic director An athletic director (commonly "athletics director" or "AD") is an administrator at many American clubs or institutions, such as colleges and universities, as well as in larger high schools and middle schools, who oversees the work of coaches and ...

, vice president, and head swimming coach at

Cleveland State University Cleveland State University (CSU) is a public research university in Cleveland, Ohio. It was established in 1964 and opened for classes in 1965 after acquiring the entirety of Fenn College, a private school that had been in operation since 1923. ...

. He served as athletic director from 1966 until 1990, head swimming coach for 30 years, and also coached track and golf. He was unanimously elected as a charter member of the Cleveland State hall of fame in 1975. During his coaching tenure he was named an assistant coach to the 1964 USA Olympic swim team, served as chairman of the NCAA Swimming Committee and was responsible for Cleveland State hosting four Division I and one Division II

NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships The NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships are annual college championship events in the United States. The meets take place in a 25-yard pool, except for the Division I meets in 2000 and 2004 which were swum in a 25-meter competi ...

. He was editor of the NCAA rules book over 12 years and received the 1982 National Collegiate & Scholastic Swimming Trophy, one of the sports highest awards. On October 2, 1999, Cleveland State's CSU Natatorium was renamed the Robert F. Busbey Natatorium in his honor for his years of service as athlete and coach. He enrolled at

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(now Cleveland State University) in 1946. As a four-sport athlete (swimming, baseball, track, and fencing), he was Fenn College's first All-American. He achieved this honor in both 1948 and 1949. He was also Cleveland State's head swimming coach from 1951 to 1981.

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