The two had a close bond together through sports, and the younger Diles noted in a press conference that his father once called him on the phone, crying, to let him know that his son's favorite hockey player (Gary Bergman) had been traded.
He oversaw the Eagles win 21 total Mid-American Conference titles in a six-year span, and graduation rates of Eastern Michigan student-athletes almost doubled.
Having an opportunity to expand my professional responsibilities to include physical education, intramurals, club sports, recreational programming was very attractive.
[1] The team also won 38 consecutive regular-season games, and Diles oversaw the opening of Village at 115, which included expanded fan seating and press boxes.
[5] Following an eight-year career with Case Western, Diles was appointed as the 11th athletic director for the Virginia Military Institute on September 4, 2013.