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Gene Bleymaier
Eugene Anthony Bleymaier (born c. 1953) is an American university administrator who was most recently special advisor to the president at San Jose State University. Bleymaier was previously an athletic director, first at Boise State University from 1982 to 2011 and San Jose State from 2012 to 2017.
The youngest of four children, Bleymaier was raised a military brat; his father Joseph was a major general in the U.S. Air Force. Upon retirement from active duty, Joseph worked for Morrison–Knudsen, headquartered in Boise, Idaho.
Bleymaier attended Borah High School in Boise and played football for the Lions under head coach De Pankratz on undefeated state championship teams (the win streak ended in October 1971 at 34 games). After graduation in 1971, he attended the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and lettered in football for the Bruins from 1972 to 1974. A tight end, Bleymaier played under head coach Pepper Rodgers for his first two seasons; as a senior under new head coach Dick Vermeil in 1974, Bleymaier made 13 catches for 245 yards and one touchdown and was third-team All-Pac-8.
Bleymaier graduated from UCLA in 1975 with a bachelor's degree in sociology and was named "outstanding senior" by the UCLA Alumni Association. He then attended Loyola Law School and graduated with a J.D. in 1978.
Bleymaier became assistant athletic director at UCLA in 1976, while attending law school, and supervised academic affairs for student-athletes, including financial aid and tutoring.
In June 1981, Boise State University hired Bleymaier as assistant athletic director; longtime athletic director Lyle Smith had recently retired and Mike Mullally of Cal State Fullerton succeeded him. After a flap with boosters over new season ticket premiums, Mullally resigned after less than a year in Boise and Bleymaier was promoted to athletic director by university president John Keiser in March 1982.
At Boise State, Bleymaier oversaw three conference changes. In 1996, Boise State moved from the Big Sky Conference to the Big West Conference, followed by the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) in 2001 and Mountain West Conference (MWC) in 2011. As a member of the WAC, Boise State won 32 conference championships, including eight in football. Throughout the 2000s, Boise State was a Top 100 contender for the Learfield Sports Director's Cup, a national award for the most successful college athletics department.
The football program moved up to Division I-A in 1996 and rose to a national brand under head coaches Dirk Koetter (1998–2000), Dan Hawkins (2001–2005), and Chris Petersen (2006–2013). In Petersen's first season in 2006, the Broncos were undefeated (13–0), upset the Oklahoma Sooners in the Fiesta Bowl, and were fifth in the final AP Poll. The 2009 team also was undefeated (14–0) and were fourth in the final AP Poll, the highest in school history. Boise State coaches also earned 31 "Coach of the Year" honors in the 2000s.
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Gene Bleymaier
Eugene Anthony Bleymaier (born c. 1953) is an American university administrator who was most recently special advisor to the president at San Jose State University. Bleymaier was previously an athletic director, first at Boise State University from 1982 to 2011 and San Jose State from 2012 to 2017.
The youngest of four children, Bleymaier was raised a military brat; his father Joseph was a major general in the U.S. Air Force. Upon retirement from active duty, Joseph worked for Morrison–Knudsen, headquartered in Boise, Idaho.
Bleymaier attended Borah High School in Boise and played football for the Lions under head coach De Pankratz on undefeated state championship teams (the win streak ended in October 1971 at 34 games). After graduation in 1971, he attended the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and lettered in football for the Bruins from 1972 to 1974. A tight end, Bleymaier played under head coach Pepper Rodgers for his first two seasons; as a senior under new head coach Dick Vermeil in 1974, Bleymaier made 13 catches for 245 yards and one touchdown and was third-team All-Pac-8.
Bleymaier graduated from UCLA in 1975 with a bachelor's degree in sociology and was named "outstanding senior" by the UCLA Alumni Association. He then attended Loyola Law School and graduated with a J.D. in 1978.
Bleymaier became assistant athletic director at UCLA in 1976, while attending law school, and supervised academic affairs for student-athletes, including financial aid and tutoring.
In June 1981, Boise State University hired Bleymaier as assistant athletic director; longtime athletic director Lyle Smith had recently retired and Mike Mullally of Cal State Fullerton succeeded him. After a flap with boosters over new season ticket premiums, Mullally resigned after less than a year in Boise and Bleymaier was promoted to athletic director by university president John Keiser in March 1982.
At Boise State, Bleymaier oversaw three conference changes. In 1996, Boise State moved from the Big Sky Conference to the Big West Conference, followed by the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) in 2001 and Mountain West Conference (MWC) in 2011. As a member of the WAC, Boise State won 32 conference championships, including eight in football. Throughout the 2000s, Boise State was a Top 100 contender for the Learfield Sports Director's Cup, a national award for the most successful college athletics department.
The football program moved up to Division I-A in 1996 and rose to a national brand under head coaches Dirk Koetter (1998–2000), Dan Hawkins (2001–2005), and Chris Petersen (2006–2013). In Petersen's first season in 2006, the Broncos were undefeated (13–0), upset the Oklahoma Sooners in the Fiesta Bowl, and were fifth in the final AP Poll. The 2009 team also was undefeated (14–0) and were fourth in the final AP Poll, the highest in school history. Boise State coaches also earned 31 "Coach of the Year" honors in the 2000s.