Ron Guenther (born October 3, 1945) is the Director of Athletics for the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. October 3 is the 276th day of the year (277th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... Athletic director (more frequently, athletics director) is a position at many American colleges and universities, as well as in larger high schools and middle schools, which oversees the work of the coaches and related staff involved in intercollegiate or interscholastic athletic programs. ... The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, also known as UIUC and the U of I (the officially preferred abbreviation), is the flagship campus in the University of Illinois system. ...

Guenther is best known for the hiring of Fighting Illini athletics coaches, including coaches Ron Zook and Bruce Weber for football and basketball, the development of the men's tennis team into a national power (including a NCAA title in men's tennis in 2003), and the development of many athletics facilities, including the Atkins Tennis Center and the reconstruction of Memorial Stadium. The intercollegiate athletic teams of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are known as the Fighting Illini. ... Ron Zook (born April 28, 1954 in Loudonville, Ohio) is the current head football coach of the University of Illinois. ... Bruce Weber at the 2005 NCAA Final Four in St. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005. ... A tennis net Tennis is a sport played between either two players (Singles) or two teams of two players (doubles). Players use a stringed racquet to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponents court. ... Memorial Stadium is a football stadium located in Champaign, Illinois, on the campus of the University of Illinois. ...

Guenther is a graduate of the University of Illinois, having earned a bachelor of science degree in physical education in 1967, and an M.S. in administration in 1968. Guenther also played football at Illinois. Lettering in 1965 and 1966 as an offensive lineman, he was named second-team All-Big Ten and the team MVP in 1966. A Bachelor of Science (B.S., B.Sc. ... Physical instruction at the U.S. Naval Training Station, Newport, RI, 1917 In most educational systems, physical education (PE), also called physical training (PT), is a course in the curriculum which utilizes the learning medium of large-muscle activities in a play or movement exploration setting. ... An offensive lineman (football) is one of a group of positions in American football. ... Big Ten Conference The Big Ten Conference is the United States oldest college athletic conference. ...

Guenther was named Director of Athletics at Illinois in 1992.