Asa Bushnell
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Asa Smith Bushnell III (February 2, 1900 – March 22, 1975) was the first commissioner of the Eastern College Athletic Conference
, serving from 1938 to 1970 , and was board member (1945 to 1970) and secretary of the United States Olympic Committee
, editing, co-editing and/or writing "Olympic Books" at least from 1948-65. He graduated from Princeton in 1921, and a prize in his name is awarded to the Ivy League football player of the year.
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 alumnus F. Scott Fitzgerald
1917, "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.
Distinguished Achievement Award from the ECAC
in 1959 as an outstanding athletic administrator. He died on March 22, 1975.
Eastern College Athletic Conference
The Eastern College Athletic Conference is a college athletic conference comprising schools that compete in 21 sports . It has 317 member institutions in NCAA Divisions I, II, and III, ranging in location from Maine to North Carolina and west to Illinois...
, serving from 1938 to 1970 , and was board member (1945 to 1970) and secretary of the United States Olympic Committee
United States Olympic Committee
The United States Olympic Committee is a non-profit organization that serves as the National Olympic Committee and National Paralympic Committee for the United States and coordinates the relationship between the United States Anti-Doping Agency and the World Anti-Doping Agency and various...
, editing, co-editing and/or writing "Olympic Books" at least from 1948-65. He graduated from Princeton in 1921, and a prize in his name is awarded to the Ivy League football player of the year.
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
Princeton Tiger Magazine
Princeton Tiger or Tiger Magazine is a college humor magazine published by Princeton University undergraduates since 1882. A number of its writers and editors later went on to notable literary careers, including Booth Tarkington, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and John McPhee.The magazine's style has not...
. In this role, he chose to reject submissions from recent alumnus F. Scott Fitzgerald
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was an American author of novels and short stories, whose works are the paradigm writings of the Jazz Age, a term he coined himself. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century. Fitzgerald is considered a member of the "Lost...
1917, "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.
Biography
He was born on February 2, 1900. Bushnell won the James LynahJames Lynah
James Lynah was an American businessman and sports administrator who is considered the principal founder of the Eastern College Athletic Conference....
Distinguished Achievement Award from the ECAC
Eastern College Athletic Conference
The Eastern College Athletic Conference is a college athletic conference comprising schools that compete in 21 sports . It has 317 member institutions in NCAA Divisions I, II, and III, ranging in location from Maine to North Carolina and west to Illinois...
in 1959 as an outstanding athletic administrator. He died on March 22, 1975.