Kenneth L. Wilson

Kenneth L. Wilson
Personal information
Wilson in 1920
Born	March 27, 1896 Atwood, Illinois, United States
Died	February 2, 1979 (aged 82) Wilmette, Illinois, United States
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Discus throw, shot put, javelin throw
Club	Chicago AA
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	DT – 37.58 m (1920) JT – 52.55 m (1920)^[1]^[2]

Kenneth Leon "Tug" Wilson (March 27, 1896 – February 2, 1979) was an American track and field athlete and amateur athletics administrator. He competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics, finishing tenth in the discus throw competition. Wilson served as the second commissioner of the Big Ten Conference, from 1945 to 1961, and as the president of the United States Olympic Committee from 1953 to 1965.^[1]

References

1 2 Kenneth Wilson. sports-reference.com
↑ Kenneth Wilson. trackfield.brinkster.net

Drake Bulldogs athletic directors

W. W. Wharton (1894)
W. J. Monilaw (1897)
Charles Pell (1907)
John L. Griffith (1908–1918)
M. B. Banks (1919–1921)
Kenneth L. Wilson (1922–1925)
Ossie Solem (1925–1932)
Evan O. Williams (1932–1940)
Vee Green (1940–1946)
J. Russell Cook (1946–1951)
Jack McClelland (1951–1956)
Dolph Stanley (1957–1959)
Bob Karnes (1968–1986)
Curtis Blake (1986–1990)
Rob Ash # (1990)
Lynn King (1990–2000)
Dave Blank (2000–2006)
Sandy Hatfield Clubb (2006– )

Pound sign (#) denotes interim athletic director.

Northwestern Wildcats athletic directors

Otto Miller (1895–1896)
W. J. Bryan (1897–1898)
Charles M. Hollister (1898–1902)
Horace Butterworth (1903–1904)
F. O. Smith (1905–1906)
Louis Gillesby (1906–1910)
Charles Hammett (1910–1913)
Fred J. Murphy (1913–1918)
Charlie Bachman (1919–1920)
Dana Evans (1921–1924)
Kenneth L. Wilson (1925–1945)
Ted Payseur (1945–1956)
Stu Holcomb (1956–1966)
Tippy Dye (1967–1974)
John Pont (1975–1980)
Doug Single (1981–1987)
Bruce Corrie (1987–1993)
Bill Foster (1993–1994)
Rick Taylor (1994–2003)
Mark Murphy (2003–2008)
James J. Phillips (2008– )

Big Ten Conference commissioners

John L. Griffith (1922–1944) Kenneth L. Wilson (1945–1961) William R. Reed (1961–1971) Wayne Duke (1971–1989) Jim Delany (1989– )

Presidents of the United States Olympic Committee

Albert Spalding (1900–1904)
David R. Francis (1904–1906)
Caspar Whitney (1906–1910)
Frederic B. Pratt (1910–1912)
Robert M. Thompson (1912–1920)
Gustavus T. Kirby (1920–1924)
Robert M. Thompson (1924–1926)
William C. Prout (1926–1927)
Henry G. Lapham (interim 1927)
Douglas MacArthur (1927–1928)
Avery Brundage (1928–1953)
Tug Wilson (1953–1965)
Doug Roby (1965–1968)
Franklin Orth (1969–1970)
Clifford H. Buck (interim 1970, elected 1970–1973)
Philip Krumm (1973–1977)
Robert Kane (1977–1981)
William E. Simon (1981–1985)
John B. Kelly Jr. (1985)
Robert H. Helmick (interim 1985, elected 1985–1991)
Bill Hybl (interim 1991–1992)
LeRoy T. Walker (1992–1996)
Bill Hybl (1996–1999)
Sandra Baldwin (2000–2002)
Marty Mankamyer (interim 2002, elected 2002–2003)
William C. Martin (interim 2003–2004)
Peter Ueberroth (2004–2008)
Larry Probst (2008–present)

1920 USA Olympic Track & Field Team

Track/road/cross country athletes	Harold Barron Max Bohland George Bretnall (r) Hal Brown Tom Campbell Jimmy Connolly George Cornetta Bob Crawford Edward Curtis Charles Daggs Gus Desch Mike Devaney Ivan Dresser Earl Eby Robert Emery Fred Faller Patrick Flynn Clifford C. Furnas Albert Hulsebosch Charles Hunter Earl Johnson Morris Kirksey Carl Linder Frank Loomis Thomas Maroney Charles Mellor Ted Meredith Loren Murchison Feg Murray John Norton Joseph Organ Charley Paddock Amisoli Patasoni Joseph Pearman William Plant Joie Ray Richard Remer Winfred Rolker Arthur Roth Arlie Schardt (t) George Schiller Jackson Scholz Don Scott Frank Shea Larry Shields Walker Smith Pesky Sprott Lewis Watson Ray Watson Allen Woodring William Yount

Field/combined event athletes	Dan Ahearn Milton Angier Kenneth Bartlett Basil Bennett George Bihlman Everett Bradley Sol Butler Howard Cann Robert J. Dunne Everett Ellis Frank Foss Kaufman Geist Harry Goelitz Brutus Hamilton Clarence Jaquith Eldon Jenne Carl Johnson Edward Knourek Sherman Landers Richmond Landon Robert LeGendre James Lincoln Harry Liversedge Jack Mahan Pat McDonald James McEachern Matt McGrath Jack Merchant Harold Muller John Murphy Edwin Myers Gus Pope Edward Roberts Pat Ryan Dink Templeton Arthur Tuck Eugene Vidal Walter Whalen Kenneth Wilson

Coaches and trainers	Jack Moakley (head coach) Bill Hayward (associate coach) Lawson Robertson (associate coach) Michael J. Ryan (associate coach)

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