Frazier Retires After Nearly 50 Years in College Athletics
2/15/2026 3:15:00 PM | General
Longtime Athletics Administrator Herman Frazier retired on Sunday, after spending the last 15 years at Syracuse.
Frazier, who most recently served as Senior Deputy Athletics Director, announced his retirement in October, ending a more than 40 year run in intercollegiate athletics.
A native of Philadelphia, Frazier was instrumental at Syracuse and most recently served as sport administrator for the Orange's football, women's lacrosse and men's rowing programs. He had his hand in numerous initiatives, including football scheduling, serving on the NCAA Track and Field Committee, working with the United States Olympic Committee and continues to be involved with USA Track and Field, The Bowerman Award and the Fiesta Bowl.
A decorated athlete himself, Frazier is a two-time Olympic medalist, winning gold as a member of the 4x400-meter relay team and bronze in the 400-meter dash at the 1976 Olympic games. He was also an eight-time All-American at Arizona State.
From 1980 through 2004, Frazier served on various United States Olympic committees, including two stints as the U.S. Olympic Committee vice president from 1996 to 2004. In 2004, he was named Chef de Mission for the U.S. delegation at the Athens Olympics. Frazier presided over the most successful U.S. Olympic team in history, as the Americans won 103 medals.
In 2017, Frazier was inducted into the Pennsylvania High School Track and Field Hall of Fame. In 2020, Frazier was inducted into the City of Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame.
Before coming to Syracuse, Frazier was the senior associate athletics director for sports administration at Temple. Prior to joining the Owls, Frazier served six years as the director of athletics at Hawaii. He was also previously the director of athletics at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB).
Frazier, who most recently served as Senior Deputy Athletics Director, announced his retirement in October, ending a more than 40 year run in intercollegiate athletics.
A native of Philadelphia, Frazier was instrumental at Syracuse and most recently served as sport administrator for the Orange's football, women's lacrosse and men's rowing programs. He had his hand in numerous initiatives, including football scheduling, serving on the NCAA Track and Field Committee, working with the United States Olympic Committee and continues to be involved with USA Track and Field, The Bowerman Award and the Fiesta Bowl.
A decorated athlete himself, Frazier is a two-time Olympic medalist, winning gold as a member of the 4x400-meter relay team and bronze in the 400-meter dash at the 1976 Olympic games. He was also an eight-time All-American at Arizona State.
From 1980 through 2004, Frazier served on various United States Olympic committees, including two stints as the U.S. Olympic Committee vice president from 1996 to 2004. In 2004, he was named Chef de Mission for the U.S. delegation at the Athens Olympics. Frazier presided over the most successful U.S. Olympic team in history, as the Americans won 103 medals.
In 2017, Frazier was inducted into the Pennsylvania High School Track and Field Hall of Fame. In 2020, Frazier was inducted into the City of Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame.
Before coming to Syracuse, Frazier was the senior associate athletics director for sports administration at Temple. Prior to joining the Owls, Frazier served six years as the director of athletics at Hawaii. He was also previously the director of athletics at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB).
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