DescriptionA Legacy of Leadership - NCAA President Myles Brand, the first university president to serve as the Association’s chief executive, died September 16 from pancreatic cancer. He was 67. “Myles Brand was a dear friend and a great academic leader. He was a tireless advocate for the student-athlete,” said Michael Adams, president of the University of Georgia and chair of the NCAA Executive Committee. “Indeed, he worked to ensure that the student was first in the student-athlete model. He will be greatly missed.”