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Ohio universities overspent on intercollegiate athletics in 1974
State Auditor Thomas E. Ferguson reported that eleven of twelve state supported universities posted deficits in 1974 athletic programs totaling 5.3 million dollars. Ohio State showed a profit of 518,322 dollars, while Cincinnati faced the largest shortfall at 908,999 dollars. Ohio University spent 740,300 dollars more than income, and OU treasurer John Milar questioned the study’s variables.
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Messenger
Ohio
Thomas E. Ferguson
Ohio University
Ferguson
Ohio State University
Columbus
University of Cincinnati
John Milar
Milar
Bowling Green Stare University
Miami University
University of Toledo
Thomas L. Conlan
Conlan
Kent State
Cleveland State
Youngstown State
University of Akron
Wright State
Central State