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Penn in the Olympics:
Penn's Coaches, Officials and Staff

 

All of these Olympic coaches, officials and staff have been affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania:

NamePenn affiliationOlympic service
W. Austin BishopWrestling coach, 1936-1943Olympics wrestling official, 1932 and 1936
Edgar Newbold Black IVB.S. in Ch.E. 1951 U.S.O.C., official and member of Board of Directors, 1970s and 1980s
Joseph William BurkB.S. in Econ. 1934, LL.D. (hon) 1988Olympic committee, 1968
Russell (Rusty) S. CallowRowing coach, 1927-1950
Graduate student, 1928-29, 1935
U.S. rowing team, coach, 1952
Francis David ChapotB.S. in Econ.U.S. equestrian team, coach, 1984
U.S. equestrian team, show jumping Chef d' Equipment, 1988
Ralph Harold ColsonWharton Class of 1927U.S. track and field team, assistant manager, 1964
Lajos S. CsiszarFencing coach and Assistant Professor of Education, 1948-1973Hungarian fencing team, coach, 1936
U.S. fencing team, advisor, 1948
U.S. fencing team, coach, 1956 and 1972
Irving Israel DardikA.B. 1961Sports medicine, chair, 1976
Anita Luceete DeFrantzJ.D. 1977

USOC Executive Board, beginning in 1976
International Olympic Committee, beginning in 1986,
IOC vice-president, 1997-2001

James Morris EarleA.B. 1947U.S. figure skating team, manager, 1964
Jonathan Scott FishB.S. in Econ. 1984USOC Board of Directors, elected 1994
Frank Wood FisherB.S. in Econ. 1962
Assistant Dean of Academic Advising, c. 1970
Assistant rowing coach, 1976
U.S. rowing team, small boats coach, 1976
Henry Laussat GeyelinA.B. 1877, LL.B. 1879
Athletic Association President, 1894-1913
Official Olympic Committee, member, 1904
Wilson Thomas Hobson, Jr.B.S. in Econ. 1924U.S. team, soccer, assistant manager, 1948, and manager, 1956
USOC Board of Directors, vice-chair, 1968
Michael HughesCoachU.S. rowing team, manager, 1988
Joanne Iversonc.1974U.S. rowing (women's) team, manager, 1976
John Brenden Kelly, Jr.B.A. 1950U.S. rowing team, manager of eight-man boats, 1964
Modern pentathalon, committee member
USOC, vice-president and, in 1985, president
Bruce David KonopkaB.S. in Econ. 1978U.S. rowing team, coach, 1992
Frederick W. LuehringProfessor of Physical EducationSwimming (men's and women's), referee and committee secretary 1932
Olympics, swimming, referee and committee chairman (men's), 1936
Daniel MarksV.M.D. 1965Equestrian, show jumping veterinarian, 1988
Frederick Bedford McCashinV.M.D. 1967 U.S. Equestrian team, team veterinarian, 1976
R. Tait McKenzieD.F.A. (hon.) 1928
Professor of Medicine and Director of Physical Education, 1904-1931
Adviser to founders of modern Olympic games, 1896
Designer of 1912 Stockholm Olympic shield
Mickey McLaughlinCrew, head trainerU.S. rowing team, trainer, 1936
Samuel Vaughn MerrickA.B. 1937
LL.B. 1949
U.S. yachting team, manager, 1980 and 1984
Howard Collins Miller, Jr.B.S. in Econ. 1950USOC, Assistant Chef de Mission and Treasurer, 1988 winter games
A. Richmond MorcomTrack coach, 1949-1974U.S. track and field (women's) team, U.S. team assistant coach, 1956
William H. (Bill) MorrisTrainerU.S. track and field team, trainer, 1920, 1928 and 1936
George A. MungerB.S. in Educ., 1933
Football coach, 1937-1954
Professor of Physical Education
Equestrian, committee member, 1960
Michael C. (Mike) MurphyTrack and field, coachU.S. track and field team, coach, 1900 and 1908
Ted Allison NashCrew coach
Graduate student, 1950s
U.S. rowing team, coach and staff, 1968-2004
Harry Lambert ParkerA.B. 1957U.S. rowing (men's and women's) teams, coach, 1964-1984
Joseph Brooks B. ParkerB.S. 1911International Olympic Committee, 1950-1951
Robert Charles Paul, Jr.B.S. in Econ. 1939
Director of Sports Information
USOC, Director of Communications, 1967-1976
John Anthony PescatoreB.S. in Econ. 1986U.S. rowing team, assistant coach, 2000
Robert Edgar RamboA.B. 1951U.S. Jai alai (demo sport) team, assistant manager, 1968
Lawson Joseph RobertsonTrack coachU.S. track and field team, associate coach in 1920, assistant manager in 1924, and coach from 1928-1936
Frederick Ameen SamaraB.S. in Econ. 1973U.S. track and field team, assistant, 1996
Edwin Frederick SchaeferB.S. 1919U.S. track and field (men's) team, assistant manager, 1936
Hugh Jamison SwartsB.S. in Econ. 1925
Director of Athletics
USOC, administrator, 1936-1968
Melissa Jeanne ThomasCommunications U.S. team, administration, Athlete Liaison, 1988
Dewey Lee YoderM.S. 1963U.S. field hockey team, manager, 1984

 

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This exhibit was created in June 2006 by Clifton R. Hood

 

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