Dr. Frank Rohter, who would become the first athletics director at Florida Technological University — eventually becoming UCF — passed away at 101. Rohter was appointed AD and the Physical Education Department chair at FTU in 1969. He was instrumental in hiring Torchy Clark, who became the first basketball coach and led the program to five Sunshine State Conference titles and six appearances in the NCAA Division II Tournament. He was also responsible for hiring coaches such as Gerry Gergley (wrestling and men’s golf), Dennis Kamrad (women’s rowing), Lex Wood (men’s tennis), Doug Holmquist (baseball) and Jim Rudy (men’s and women’s soccer). Frank Rohter “On behalf of UCF Athletics, I want to express our deepest condolences on the passing of Dr.