Peter Ueberroth
| Peter Ueberroth | |
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| 6th Commissioner of Baseball | |
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In office October 1, 1984 – April 1, 1989 |
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| Preceded by | Bowie Kuhn |
| Succeeded by | A. Bartlett Giamatti |
| President of the Organising Committee for the Summer Olympic Games | |
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In office August 3, 1980 – August 12, 1984 |
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| IOC President | Juan Antonio Samaranch |
| Preceded by |
Konstantin Chernenko Ignati Novikov (Official Representative) |
| Succeeded by | Park Seh-jik |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Peter Victor Ueberroth September 2, 1937 Evanston, Illinois |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | San Jose State University |
Peter Victor Ueberroth (/ˈjuːbərɒθ/; born September 2, 1937) is an American executive. He served as the sixth Commissioner of Baseball from 1984 to 1989. He was recently the chairman of the United States Olympic Committee; he was replaced by Larry Probst in October 2008.
Ueberroth was born in Evanston, Illinois, the son of Laura (Larson) and Victor Ueberroth. His father was of German and Austrian descent, and his mother was of Swedish and Irish ancestry. He grew up in northern California. While attending Fremont High School, Ueberroth excelled in football, baseball, and swimming. After graduating from high school, Ueberroth attended San Jose State University on an athletic scholarship. While attending San Jose State he joined Delta Upsilon. He competed in the 1956 United States Olympic water polo trials but failed to make the team. Ueberroth ultimately graduated from San Jose State in 1959 with a degree in business.
After college, Ueberroth became a vice president and shareholder in Trans International Airlines (he was 22 years old at the time). Ueberroth worked at Trans International until 1963, when he founded his own travel company, which would become First Travel Corporation. By the time he sold First Travel in 1980, it was the second largest travel business in North America.
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