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One of only 9 coaches in UF history to lead a program for 20 years or longer (interesting Jeremy Foley quote):
Troy Rescued UF Swimming
He inherited a mess in 1998 and began the reconstruction of the Gators immediately.
http://floridagators.com/news/2018/4/25/chris-harry-gregg-troy-rescued-uf-swimming.aspx
"I became athletic director in '92, and sometime the next year I tried to make Gregg Troy my very first hire. I played the negotiating game and lost. He turned me down," former AD Jeremy Foley recalled. "To be honest, I didn't know what I was doing. The next time I went calling on him, Gregg had incredible leverage on me."
Troy Rescued UF Swimming
He inherited a mess in 1998 and began the reconstruction of the Gators immediately.
http://floridagators.com/news/2018/4/25/chris-harry-gregg-troy-rescued-uf-swimming.aspx
"I became athletic director in '92, and sometime the next year I tried to make Gregg Troy my very first hire. I played the negotiating game and lost. He turned me down," former AD Jeremy Foley recalled. "To be honest, I didn't know what I was doing. The next time I went calling on him, Gregg had incredible leverage on me."