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Myles Brand announces an agreement between the NCAA and local officials which would pave the way for the NCAA to bring a number of high profile events to Indianapolis (AP Photo/Tom Strattman, File)

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A look at the career of Myles Brand

Updated: Wednesday, 16 Sep 2009, 10:44 PM EDT
Published : Wednesday, 16 Sep 2009, 10:19 PM EDT

Brand first became known in the sports world in 2000 when, as IU president, he fired Bob Knight for a violation of a zero tolerance policy that Brand had instituted. Brand rarely spoke of the firing..

Three years later he became president of the NCAA where he tirelessly worked for higher classroom standards for student athletes especially in football and basketball.

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