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Jasper Athletic Trainer Promoted to Associate Athletic Director

Manhattan College Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Marianne Reilly has announced the promotion of Douglas Straley to Associate Athletic Director for Sports Medicine and Athletic Performance as of June 1.

“Doug is a veteran and experienced professional who will play a critical role in developing our new approach to health care, injury prevention and the athletic performance of our student-athletes at Manhattan College,” said Reilly.

With the promotion, Straley will now oversee both Sports Performance and Sports Medicine at Manhattan.

“I am grateful to Marianne Reilly and the college administration for this new opportunity,” said Straley. “During my time at Manhattan, I have always placed the student-athlete experience and welfare as my top priorities. Our student athletes deserve both premium care in Sports Medicine and Athletic Performance.  I will do all that I can to ensure that our student-athletes have the best experience possible in the athletic training room as well as the strength and conditioning room. I am very excited that this new role will broaden my ability to serve our student athletes. Go Jaspers!”

Straley, who is in his 13th year at Manhattan, was promoted to Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Medicine in August 2009, after previously serving as the Director of Sports Medicine. A member of the National Athletic Trainers Association and the National Strength and Conditioning Association, Straley is certified as a Strength and Conditioning Specialist, as an Athletic Trainer, and in CPR and First Aid. In addition, he holds a certification in Functional Movement Screens and is trained in the Graston Technique.

Founded in 1853, Manhattan College is an independent, Lasallian Catholic, coeducational institution of higher learning offering more than 40 major programs of undergraduate study in the areas of liberal arts, business, education and health, engineering and science, along with continuing and professional studies, and a graduate division. Manhattan College sponsors 19 intercollegiate sports and competes in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC).

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Doc Johnson To Be Inducted Into New York Giants Ring Of Honor

Longtime Manhattan College Trainer and 1982 Athletic Hall of Fame Inductee John “Doc” Johnson is set to be inducted into the New York Giants Ring of Honor at halftime of their game with the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, October 11.

Johnson joined New York Giants as an athletic trainer in 1948 before retiring at the age of 90 following the 2007 season and Super Bowl XLII, ending a remarkable 60-year career with the franchise. Only Wellington Mara, whose tenure with the organization began in its first season in 1925 and extended to his death in 2005, had a longer career.

“Doc Johnson is an institution at Manhattan College and we are thrilled that he is being honored by the New York Giants this weekend,” said Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Noah D. LeFevre.

Johnson served as the Athletic Department’s trainer for 56 years before retiring following the 2002-2003 season. At the conclusion of his tenure in Riverdale, the training room was renamed The John “Doc” Johnson Athletic Training Center in his honor.

“He is not only a legend at Manhattan and with the Giants, but also in the athletic training profession,” said current Johnson’s replacement Assistant Director of Athletics/Sports Medicine Douglas Straley. “Doc was truly an innovator in the field of athletic training and every day I continue to work as hard as possible to match his dedication and work ethic

All told, he was on the sidelines with New York for 874 regular-season and 34 postseason games, and worked with 12 head coaches, from Steve Owen to Tom Coughlin.

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