Asa Smith Bushnell
U.S. Olympic Committee Secretary Treasurer, 1945-65 U.S. Olympic Committee Board of Directors, 1945-70
Athlete Bio#
Age
Died (Aged 75)
1900-1975
Hometown
Springfield, OH
Education
Princeton University
Personal
His grandfather and namesake, Asa Smith Bushnell, was the 40th Governor of Ohio...Graduated from Princeton University in 1921...Worked first in banking as a teller and then director of a bank in Springfield, Ohio...Served as editor of Princeton’s alumni magazine for five years...Named graduate manager of the Princeton Athletic Association in 1927...Appointed commissioner of the Eastern College Athletic Conference upon its inception in 1938...Formulated a revised college football code that was nationally adopted in 1945...Sat on the United States Olympic Committee’s Board of Directors from 1945-70...Awarded the Olympic Torch Award in 1966...Father two children, Asa and Barbara.Hall Of Fame Bio #
Asa Smith Bushnell III was the first commissioner of the Eastern College Athletic Conference from 1938-70 and secretary treasurer of the United States Olympic Committee from 1945-65. Graduating from Princeton University, Bushnell was not an athlete himself, but dedicated a career to athletic administration. He wrote and edited Olympic books, and sat on the USOC Board of Directors from 1945-70. Bushnell was awarded the Olympic Torch Award from the USOC in 1966 for his contributions to the Olympic Movement. He passed away on March 22, 1975. There is an award in Bushnell’s name that is given annually to the Ivy League football player of the year.
