Michael Tranghese (born 1943) is the former commissioner of the

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and helped create the conference as founder Dave Gavitt's right-hand man in 1979. Tranghese retired as commissioner in the spring of 2009, with

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succeeding him as commissioner. Tranghese later served as a member of the

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selection committee. He's a 1965 graduate of

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, where he was a member of the golf team. He was inducted into the school's athletic hall of fame in 1996.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tranghese, Mike 1943 births Living people Big East Conference commissioners College Football Playoff Selection Committee members Saint Michael's College alumni