Skip to content

HALL OF FAME

Peter Ueberroth

Born:
September 2, 1937
Birthplace:
Evanston, Illinois
Hometown:
Sunnyvale, California
College:
San Jose State University
Hall of Fame Class:
2009

hall of fame

Peter Ueberroth

Born:
September 2, 1937
Birthplace:
Evanston, Illinois
Hometown:
Sunnyvale, California
College:
San Jose State University
Hall of Fame Class:
2009
A former collegiate water polo player, Peter Ueberroth went into business after college and eventually served as president of the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee for the incredibly successful Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games.
SHARE

Peter Ueberroth captained the water polo team at San Jose State University but was unsuccessful in his bid to make the U.S. Olympic Water Polo Team for the Melbourne 1956 Olympic Games.

Decades later, however, Ueberroth is one of the most influential figures in U.S. Olympic history.

After working in business for 20 years following his graduation from San Jose State, Ueberroth served as the president of the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee for the Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games, which were well regarded for their financial success.

Ueberroth developed a new financial model for The Olympics, with new sponsorship levels, a new model for the Olympic Torch Relay that included a fundraising component and was open to the public and renegotiated television contracts. The success of the Los Angeles Games earned Ueberroth the honor of Time magazine’s Man of the Year.

Upon the completion of The Games, Ueberroth was presented the Olympic Order for his contributions.

Ueberroth subsequently was hired as the commissioner of Major League Baseball and he later served as chairman of the U.S. Olympic Committee.

NEXT UP
After losing use of his legs in a farming accident, Randy Snow once again became an elite athlete, winning two Paralympic gold medals and one bronze.
Steve Cash made his Paralympic debut at the Torino 2006 Games, later becoming a Paralympic gold medalist and legend sled hockey goaltender, redefined excellence in adaptive sport.
Marla Runyan, the first legally blind athlete to compete in the Olympics, broke barriers with a career that includes six Paralympic medals—five of them gold.
Susan Hagel, a six-time Paralympian, competed in wheelchair basketball, Para archery, and Para track and field between 1976 and 1996, earning four gold and two bronze medals.

Promotional Space
Reserved for ad, sponsorship, donate, membership, store