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– )

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