Francis Don Miller

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Francis Don Miller (born April 9, 1920 in Racine , Wisconsin , † January 17, 1996 in Colorado Springs , Colorado ) was an American sports official, colonel in the United States Army and successful Secretary General of the United States Olympic Committee (USOC).

Life

After the local high school he attended the University of Wisconsin , for which he was among other things American college champion in middleweight boxing . After completing his bachelor's degree, he enlisted in the United States Army for 25 years and rose to the rank of colonel. He was awarded the Silver Star and twice the Purple Heart . Towards the end of his military service he was the Army representative in the American NOK . After his military service, Col. Miller was Secretary General of the American Olympic Committee from 1969 to 1985, organized the conversion through the Amateur Sports Act of 1978 , took care of the new building in Colorado Springs and steered the USOC through the crises of the Olympic boycotts of 1980 and 1984. At the Olympic Games in Los Angeles , he took over a financial guarantee of 40% for the NOK for the first time after the state of California and the city of Los Angeles had ruled out any risk. For example, the USOC received the foundation of around 100 million US dollars for a foundation that continues to finance top-class sport to this day.

Col. Miller was a Knight of the Order of Malta . He was awarded the Olympic Order in 1984 for his services and inducted into the United States Olympic Hall of Fame .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Arnd Krüger : American sport between isolationism and internationalism. Competitive sport. 18: 1, pp. 43-47 (1988) ; 2, pp. 47-50 , inc. 23rd January 2017
  2. ^ F. Don Miller, Former Head of USOC, Is Dead at 75. Retrieved January 23, 2017 .
  3. ^ F. Don Miller, 75, US Olympic Committee Chief. Retrieved January 23, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Miller, Francis Don
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American sports official and colonel in the US Army
DATE OF BIRTH April 9, 1920
PLACE OF BIRTH Racine , Wisconsin
DATE OF DEATH January 17, 1996
Place of death Colorado Springs , Colorado