Mike Tranghese

Michael Tranghese (born {{circa}} 1943) is the former commissioner of the Big East Conference 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 John Marinatto succeeding him as commissioner.{{cite news |first=Mark |last=Blaudschun |title=Marinatto selected as new Big East Commissioner|url=http://www.boston.com/sports/colleges/extras/colleges_blog/2008/11/marinatto_selec.html|date=November 11, 2008 |access-date=2008-11-11 | work=The Boston Globe}} Tranghese later served as a member of the College Football Playoff selection committee. He's a 1965 graduate of Saint Michael's College, where he was a member of the golf team. He was inducted into the school's athletic hall of fame in 1996.{{cite news |first= |last= |title=Michael A. Tranghese|url=https://www.smcathletics.com/information/halloffame/bios/tranghese_michael?view=bio|date= |access-date= | work=Saint Michael's College Athletics}}