Anthony Pass

Anthony Pass began as the Director, Athletic Training at Stanford in March of 2019. He oversees the entire sports medicine program for the Cardinal. Prior to arriving on The Farm, Pass was the Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Medicine, Head Football Athletic Trainer at the University of Texas since 2014.

On The Farm, Pass is responsible for managing all of the healthcare needs for all 36 varsity athletic programs. He oversees a staff of 26 full time employees who are directly responsible for the day-to-day healthcare needs of the Cardinal.

During his time at the University of Texas he was responsible for managing all the healthcare needs of the Longhorn football team.  Pass supervised a staff of four certified and licensed athletic trainers in the Moncrief-Neuhaus Athletic Center.  He was also voted to serve on the University of Texas' Staff Council as a representative for intercollegiate athletics. Pass was also appointed to the NATA Intercollegiate Council for Sports Medicine as the Big 12 representative.

In 2013, Pass served as the head football athletic trainer for Texas Tech University.  He spent the previous eight years at the University of Florida, first as the head football athletic trainer, then as Associate Director of Sports Health.   While at Florida he served as a faculty member for University of Florida’s Primary Care Sports Medicine fellowship.  In 2009 Pass was appointed by then-Florida Governor Charlie Cryst to the Florida State Board of Athletic Training, where he served until 2013.

Prior to his stint at Florida, Pass was the head football athletic trainer at Indiana State University from 2003 to 2005.  He spent 2002 working for the Houston Texans as an assistant athletic trainer and assistant strength coach, and was a season-long athletic training intern for the Buffalo Bills in 2001.

Pass was previously an approved preceptor for UT’s undergraduate athletic training education program.  An active member of the National Athletic Training Association, Pass has presented to his peers at numerous conferences and symposiums, and is a published author in various professional medical journals. 

A native of Broomfield, CO, Pass earned his undergraduate degree in Kinesiology from the University of Colorado in 1999 and later his master’s in Sports Administration from the University of Houston in 2001.  He and his wife Gena have two sons, Anthony Jr. (AJ), and Noah.