Dick Rosenthal : Dies at 91, Notre Dame Basketball Great, Former Athletic Director

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Richard Anthony Rosenthal (January 20, 1930 - June 11, 2024) was an American former National Basketball Association (NBA) forward with the Fort Wayne Pistons. He played collegiate basketball for the Notre Dame men’s basketball team, where he averaged 16.4 points per game over his career. Rosenthal also played baseball at Notre Dame in 1952 and 1953. The Pistons drafted him in the first round of the 1954 NBA draft. He played parts of two seasons for the Pistons, appearing in 85 career games and averaging 6.8 points per game in his NBA career. Rosenthal became president of St. Joseph Bank and Trust Co. in South Bend, Indiana. In 1987, he succeeded Gene Corrigan as the athletic director of Notre Dame, during which time the 1988 football team won the national championship. Rosenthal retired from the position in 1994, after the university entered the Big East Conference. He passed away on June 11, 2024, in South Bend, Indiana, at the age of 941.
Achievements:
Second-team All-American - INS (1954).
Oversaw Notre Dame’s 1988 football team national championship.
Successfully navigated Notre Dame’s athletic programs into the Big East Conference
Born January 20, 1930
Died June 11, 2024
High School McBride (St. Louis, Missouri)
College Notre Dame (1951-1954)
NBA Draft 1954: 1st round, 4th overall pick (Fort Wayne Pistons)
NBA Career 1954-1957 (Fort Wayne Pistons)
Career Highlights Second-team All-American - INS (1954)
NBA Statistics Points: 575 (6.8 ppg), Rebounds: 352 (4.1 rpg), Assists: 170 (2.0 apg)
Post-Athletic Career President of St. Joseph Bank and Trust Co., Notre Dame Athletic Director (1987-1994)
Legacy Influential figure in Notre Dame’s sports history