Peter Victor Ueberroth (September 2, 1937) is president of the 1984 Los Angeles Organizing Committee.
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| Date of Birth | September 2, 1937 (82 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Evanston , Illinois , USA |
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| Occupation | , , |
| Awards and prizes | [d] ( 2016 ) |
Biography
In 1959, he graduated with a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of California at San Jose [1] .
He became the managing director and vice president of Trans International , then created Transportation Consultants, a centralized system for booking tickets for small airlines and passenger ships, as well as hotel rooms, which was part of the First Transport Corporation holding [2] .
March 26, 1979 was elected president of the 1984 Summer Olympics Organizing Committee in Los Angeles. Due to the refusal of the city authorities to participate in the financing of the project, Huberrot managed to attract a sufficient amount of private investment to organize the games. In particular, ABC paid $ 225 million for broadcast rights, and 75 million came from foreign broadcasters. In addition, Huberrot organized subscription campaigns and advertising campaigns, including in connection with the 82-day Olympic torch relay. As a result, the financial result of the Olympic Games was an income of $ 200 million.
In 1984, Time magazine named Huberroth "the man of the year ."
In 1984-1987, Huberrot was the commissar of Major League Baseball .
In 1986, he joined the board of directors of The Coca-Cola Company , and later participated in the management of other companies.
In 2003, he participated in the and with 25,134 votes (0.29%) took sixth place (then the winner was Arnold Schwarzenegger ) [3] .
Personal life
In 1959, he married Virginia Mae Nicolaus, four children appeared in their family.
Notes
- ↑ John Grasso, Bill Mallon, Jeroen Heijmans. Historical Dictionary of the Olympic Movement . - Rowman & Littlefield, 2015 .-- P. 593.
- ↑ Morgen Witzel. Encyclopedia of History of American Management . - A&C Black, 2005 .-- P. 513.
- ↑ Josh Richman. What happened to the top 10 finishers in California's 2003 recall election? (eng.) . Los Angeles Daily News (10 July 2013). Date of treatment February 1, 2017.
Links
- Peter Ueberroth Encyclopedia Britannica. Date of treatment January 31, 2017.
- Peter Ueberroth Sports E-Cyclopedia. Date of treatment January 31, 2017.
- Peter V. Ueberroth Bloomberg . Date of treatment February 1, 2017.