Harry Usher
| Harry Lester Usher | |
|---|---|
| Born |
March 6, 1939 Jersey City, New Jersey |
| Died | June 22, 2000 (aged 61) Secaucus, New Jersey |
| Occupation | Attorney at law |
| Known for |
1984 Summer Olympics United States Football League |
Harry Lester Usher (March 6, 1939 – June 22, 2000) was an American attorney who was the second and last commissioner of the United States Football League (USFL). He was also the executive vice president and general manager of the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee (LAOOC), which oversaw the business operations of the 1984 Summer Olympics. His legal expertise was in entertainment law.
Usher was born on March 6, 1939, in Jersey City, New Jersey. His father died shortly after his birth. He entered Brown University on a scholarship, graduated as a Phi Beta Kappa in 1961, and later helped many California-based students attend the university. He then matriculated at Stanford Law School, where he was editor of its Law Review. He earned his law degree in 1964.
Usher was the executive vice-president and general manager of the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, California. Prior to the Games, he headed the Beverly Hills Bar Association. His duties included the conclusion of important contracts concerning both governmental agencies and sports facilities that were used during the Games of the XXIIIrd Olympiad.
When he was practicing law, he met his client Peter Ueberroth, the future chairman of the Organizing Committee of the Games of the XXIII Olympiad.
He was awarded the Olympic Order in 1984. After the games, he was a trustee of Brown University for six years.
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