Peter Ueberroth

Peter Ueberroth
Ueberroth in 1985
President of the United States Olympic Committee
In office
2004–2008
Preceded byMarty Mankamyer
William C. Martin (Interim)
Succeeded byLarry Probst
6th Commissioner of Baseball
In office
October 1, 1984 – April 1, 1989
Preceded byBowie Kuhn
Succeeded byBart Giamatti
President of the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee
In office
August 3, 1980 – August 12, 1984
IOC PresidentJuan Antonio Samaranch
Preceded byIgnati Novikov (Official Representative)
Succeeded byRoh Tae-woo
Chair of the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee
In office
March 26, 1979 – August 12, 1984
Preceded byCommittee established
Succeeded byPosition dissolved
Personal details
Born
Peter Victor Ueberroth

(1937-09-02) September 2, 1937 (age 87)
Evanston, Illinois, U.S.
Alma materSan Jose State University
Ueberroth (front right) watches President Ronald Reagan throw the first pitch prior to a game at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore.

Peter Victor Ueberroth (/ˈjuːbərɒθ/; born September 2, 1937) is an American sports and business executive known for his involvement in the Olympics and in Major League Baseball. A Los Angeles–based businessman, he was the chairman of the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee which brought the games to Los Angeles in 1984. Ueberroth was named 1984's Time Man of the Year for his success in organizing the Olympic games.

After the conclusion of the games, he was named as the sixth commissioner of Baseball, a role he held from 1984 to 1989. He later served as the chairman of the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee from 2004 to 2008.[1]

  1. ^ Macur, Juliet (October 2, 2008). "U.S.O.C. Picks Video-Game Executive to Replace Ueberroth". The New York Times. Retrieved October 3, 2008.