Dick Clausen was Arizona's athletic director from 1959-72, one of the most important ADs in UA history; he helped to create the WAC conference, was the driving force behind the construction of McKale Center, and he hired the first Black head coach in NCAA Division I history, UA track coach Willie Williams. Clausen raised the bar. His son, Monte Clausen, a Tucson attorney from Catalina High School, became a UA basketball standout in the early '60s. He later became president of the UA Letterman's Club for 27 years.
Dick Clausen, who was responsible for having McKale Center built, was inducted into the Pima County Hall of Fame in 1998.
Now, all these years later, Dick Clausen's great-grandsons had a season to remember in Tucson sports.
Rocco Haggard, a pitcher on the Tanque Verde High School baseball team, eyes the ball in the first inning during a game against Pusch Ridge at Tanque Verde High School on April 2, 2026. Haggard is a varsity baseball, basketball and football player at Tanque Verde.
Rocco Haggard, a senior at Tanque Verde High School, hit .561 with 13 home runs to help his baseball team to the state quarterfinals. In the winter, Rocco averaged 13.2 points and 8.9 rebounds for Tanque Verde's boys basketball team. In the fall, Haggard, a quarterback, led TVHS football to an 11-3 record with 1,707 passing yards. His sister, Ella, a sophomore, had three hits in Tanque Verde's state softball title game. More? His mother, Cicely Clausen Haggard, was a four-year volleyball starter at Southern Miss.
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Another great-grandson, Connor Daggett, won three state swimming championships at Catalina Foothills. He accepted a scholarship to ASU, where he will major in aerospace engineering. Daggett's mother, Marcy Clausen Daggett, was on the UA soccer team while in college. Quite a legacy, huh?
High school track and field coach left a strong legacy in Tucson | Greg Hansen
