Asa Smith Bushnell III(February 2, 1900 – March 22, 1975) was the first commissioner (initially titled executive director) of theEastern College Athletic Conference,serving from 1938 to 1970,[1]and was board member (1945 to 1970) and secretary of theUnited States Olympic Committee,editing, co-editing and/or writing "Olympic Books" at least from 1948 to 65.[2]He graduated fromPrinceton Universityin 1921, and a prize in his name is awarded to the Ivy League football player of the year.[3][4]
Bushnell was not an athlete himself, and in college another of his interests was expressed in his editorship of the college humor magazine,The Tiger.In this role, he chose to reject submissions from recent alumnusF. Scott Fitzgerald1917, "one of his few missteps" according to a later alumni magazine profile, which also said he nonetheless became a friend of Fitzgerald's. Bushnell also edited the alumni magazine for five years (1925–1930) before moving full-time to athletic administration.[3]
Biography
editBushnell was born on February 12, 1900. He won theJames LynahDistinguished Achievement Award from theECACin 1959 as an outstanding athletic administrator. He died on March 22, 1975.[5]
References
edit- ^"History of the Asa S. Bushnell Center"ArchivedOctober 26, 2009, at theWayback MachineECAC Web site. Retrieved June 5, 2009.
- ^Amazon listings for author.Retrieved June 5, 2009.
- ^ab"A multitasking Tiger: Asa S. Bushnell '21 left his mark on Princeton and amateur athletics"by Jane Martin,Princeton Alumni Weekly,December 14, 2005. Retrieved June 5, 2009.
- ^"2000 All-Ivy Football Teams"ArchivedJanuary 15, 2010, at theWayback Machineivyleaguesports, November 21, 2000. Retrieved June 5, 2009.
- ^"Asa Bushnell Dies in Princeton. Led College Athletic Association; E.C.A.C. Chief, 75, Revised Football Code. Served on U.S. Olympic Committee".The New York Times.March 23, 1975.RetrievedNovember 15,2010.
External links
edit- A film clip"Longines Chronoscope with Asa S. Bushnell (March 19, 1952)"is available for viewing at theInternet Archive
- Asa Smith Bushnell IIIatFind a Grave
- Asa Smith Bushnellat theTeam USA Hall of Fame(archive July 20, 2023)