Sept 28, 1887 | Born at Detroit, Michigan, son of Charles
and Amelia (Lloyd) Brundage |
1905 | Graduated from Chicago English High School |
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Received B.S. in Civil Engineering from
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
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Represented the United States at the
Games of the Olympiad at Stockholm - decathlon |
1914, 1916, 1918 | U.S. all-around amateur champion |
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Founder and President, Avery Brundage Company, builders |
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Director, Chicago Trust Company |
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Married Elizabeth Dunlap of Chicago (d. 1971) |
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President of Central Amateur Athletic Union |
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President of the Amateur Athletic Union of the United States |
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President of the United States Olympic
Association and Committee |
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Vice President, International Amateur Athletic Foundation |
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Chairman, Roanoke Real Estate Company |
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Received James E. Sullivan Trophy from A.A.U. |
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Member of International Olympic Committee |
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Vice President and Director, Chicago Association of Commerce |
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President, Ranoke Hotel Corporation |
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Vice President of International Olympic Committee |
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President, Pan-American Games Sporting Committee |
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President of the International Olympic Committee |
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Chairman of the board, Susquehanna Corporation |
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Gave the Avery Brundage Collection of Asiatic art to the people of San Francisco |
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La Pineta, Santa Barbara, CA home destroyed by fire |
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Married Mariann Princess Reuss |
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Died at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany |
University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign |