Duke Leadership Academy Scholars Profile
Tony Sales
Title: Assistant Athletic Director, Student-Athlete External Affairs
Location:
Senior Management Area: Duke Athletics
Class Year: 2016
Bio:
Tony Sales joined the Duke Athletics staff in 2000 and
serves as the department's Assistant Director of
Athletics/Student-Athlete External Affairs. Sales spent
his first 14 years at Duke in the football program
including five seasons as Assistant Director of Athletics
for Football.
Prior to being elevated to Assistant Director of Athletics
for Football in 2009, Sales served as Duke's Director of
High School Relations (2000-03), Director of Football
Business Operations (2004-07) and Director of Football
Operations (2008).
Sales came to Duke from North Carolina State University,
where he served as a graduate assistant coach for the
football team from 1997-99.
A two-year letterman and scholar athlete, Sales helped
N.C. State to records of 9-3-1 in 1992 and 7-5 in 1993 as
the Wolfpack played in the Gator and Hall of Fame Bowls.
He earned both his Bachelor's degree in Technology
Education in 1996, as well as a Master's degree in
Education in 2000 from NC State.
On May 25, 2010 Sales was inducted into the AC Reynolds
High School Hall Of Fame.
A native of Asheville, N.C., Sales and his wife, Ann-
Marie, reside in Raleigh and are the parents of Isabella
Catherine, who was born on July 17, 2005, Anthony John-
James, who was born on March 16, 2010 and Francesca Maria,
who was born on September 3, 2011.