[1] He attended Hobart College in Geneva, New York, where he played football and lacrosse, and was a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity (Delta Phi chapter); he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology in 1974.

[1] He is the older brother of Navy Cross recipient and Gulf War hero Lt. Col. James Lucian Foley USMC(Ret.)

[2] On June 22, 2007, Foley and the UAA signed an eleven-year employment contract "worth up to $1.2 million annually with bonuses, making him the highest paid athletic director in the country and keeping him in Gainesville until retirement age.

"[3] University of Florida President Bernie Machen said "Jeremy's contract is what you would expect for the best athletic director in the nation.

"[3] Jeremy Foley's tenure as Florida's athletic director was generally considered successful by Gator alumni and supporters.

He is most notably credited for his hiring of Meyer and Donovan who have won national championships at Florida in the two most popular intercollegiate sports.

Foley's successful hires also include Becky Burleigh (the first coach of the fledgling Florida Gators women's soccer program that won the 1998 national title) and, more recently, Tim Walton (whose Gators softball team won the program's first-ever national championship in 2014 and successfully defended its title in 2015).

[5][6] Jeremy Foley managed an annual budget of more than $89 million,[1] but was particularly proud of the athletic program's academic success.

[6] In June 2006, Street & Smith named Foley as its SportsBusiness Journal National Athletics Director of the Year.