Michael L. Huyghue | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 21, 1961 |
| Alma mater | Cornell University University of Michigan |
| Occupation(s) | Head Coach, Cornell University[1] Sprint Football
Chairman, Axcess Sports & Entertainment, LLC Commissioner, United Football League, LLC |
| Spouse | Kimberly Huyghue |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | Bruce and Joan Huyghue |
| Website | Michael Huyghue |
Michael L. Huyghue (born September 21, 1961; pronounced "hewg")[2] is a sports lawyer and businessman and former commissioner of the United Football League, having served in that capacity since the league's founding in 2007.[3][4] He was previously a member of the legal department of the NFL Players Association before joining the NFL Management Council.[2][5] Uniquely positioned from having thus worked on both sides of the player/management relationship, he called for the 2011 NFL labor standoff to be settled by keeping the lawyers for both sides out of the negotiating process.[6]
After the formulation of the World League of American Football, the predecessor of NFL Europa, Huyghue joined the Birmingham Fire as general manager.[2][7] After the league's demise in 1992, he moved to the Detroit Lions of the National Football League as vice-president,[2] a role he also fulfilled for the expansion Jacksonville Jaguars from 1994 until 2001.[2][5] Huyghue was also previously a sports agent, managing NFL players such as Adam "Pacman" Jones.[4][8]
Huyghue is originally from suburban Hartford, Connecticut, a situation that was a factor in his placing a UFL franchise, the Hartford Colonials, in the area. His family is from St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands. Huyghue was a three-year football and baseball player while at Cornell University,[9] and received a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Michigan.[2] He now is the Terry Cullen Head Coach of Sprint Football at Cornell University,[10] where he is also a visiting professor at the law school. His expertise is in Sports Law.[11]
- ^ "Michael Huyghue '83 Named Head Sprint Football Coach". April 8, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f George, Thomas (June 2, 1995). "Long, winding road to Jacksonville". Sports. New York, N.Y.: The New York Times. Retrieved March 13, 2009.
- ^ Klayman, Ben (February 9, 2009). "New U.S. football league to begin play in October". Sports. New York, N.Y.: Reuters. Retrieved March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b AP Staff (February 13, 2008). "Suspended cornerback "Pacman" Jones' lawyers now his agents". NFL. McLean, Va.: USA Today. Retrieved March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b Stuart, Devan (November 12, 2001). "Michael Huyghue leaves Jaguars to form new company". Jacksonville Business Journal. Jacksonville, Fla. Retrieved March 13, 2009.
- ^ Huyghue, Michael (May 25, 2011). "NFL Labor Dispute: First Thing We Do Is Get Rid of All the Lawyers". Huffington Post.
- ^ King, Peter (March 4, 1991). "Out of this world". Sports Illustrated. New York, N.Y. Archived from the original on June 30, 2012. Retrieved March 13, 2009.
- ^ Ritter, Ken (June 15, 2007). "Pacman Jones' lawyer demands evidence". NFL. Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post. Retrieved March 13, 2009.
- ^ Danielewicz, Brian (December 14, 2001). "Sports Business Journal tabs three leaguers". Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League Sports. Archived from the original on April 27, 2006. Retrieved March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Michael Huyghue '83 Named Head Sprint Football Coach". April 8, 2024.
- ^ "Michael L. Huyghue". Cornell Law School. Retrieved August 30, 2023.