IRVING, Texas — Chuck Sullivan, assistant commissioner and chief spokesman for the American Conference, has died after a long illness. He was 54 years old.
The conference announced Sunday that Sullivan died of melanoma Saturday night.
Sullivan joined the Big East as director of communications in 2007 and continued in that role when that conference's football members split to form American in 2013. He was promoted to assistant commissioner of communications in 2015.
“We are heartbroken by the loss of our friend and colleague Chuck Sullivan,” said U.S. Commissioner Tim Pernetti. “For 25 years, Chuck has been a deeply respected leader in college athletics and an extraordinary husband and father. Chuck's positive impact on the industry, the American Conference, student-athletes, coaches and members of the media will always remain in our hearts. He will be truly missed and will always be a part of the American Conference family.”
Originally from Stoughton, Massachusetts, Sullivan previously worked at Princeton, UMass-Boston, Bryant and Harvard.
