Major UConn Football Donor Wants Money Back

January 25, 2011 / Football

Associated Press

NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) — A major donor to the University of Connecticut football program is demanding the return of $3 million in donations and the removal of his name from a campus building over disagreements with the athletic director.

The Day of New London reports that Robert Burton, chief executive of Greenwich-based Burton Capital Management LLC, outlined his demands in a letter this month to UConn Athletic Director Jeff Hathaway.

In the letter, Burton expressed his displeasure over Hathaway’s management style and complained about not being consulted during the search for a new football coach.

Burton said in the letter he wants his name taken off the Burton Family Football Complex.

The university said in a statement that it appreciates Burton’s support of the program and did take his views into account during the coaching search.


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