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Peter Ueberroth - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Peter Victor Ueberroth (born September 2, 1937 in Evanston, Illinois) is an American executive. Ueberroth was elected to succeed Bowie Kuhn on March 3, 1984 and took office on October 1 of that year. Ueberroth ran for Governor of California in the 2003 California recall election as an independent, though he was a registered Republican. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Peter_Ueberroth   (836 words)

Major League Baseball : History : Commissioners   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30) Peter V. Ueberroth was elected baseball's sixth Commissioner by a unanimous vote of the 26 club owners in Tampa, FL on March 3, 1984. Ueberroth was born in Evanston, IL on September 2, 1937 and was raised in Northern California. Ueberroth's tenure was marked by increased attendance (record attendance four straight seasons), greater awareness of crowd control and alcohol management within ballparks, a successful and vigilant anti-drug campaign, significant industry-wide improvement in the area of fair employment, and a significantly improved financial picture for the industry. mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/mlb/history/mlb_history_people.jsp?story=com_bio_6   (456 words)

Peter V. Ueberroth (1984-1989) Peter Victor Ueberroth was born in Evanston, IL on September 2, 1937. Ueberroth launched a career in the travel industry, and at the age of 22, became a vice president and shareholder in Trans International Airlines. Ueberroth's tenure was marked by increased attendance (record attendance 4 straight seasons), greater awareness of crowd control and alcohol management within ballparks, a successful and vigilant anti-drug campaign, significant industry-wide improvement in the area of fair employment, and a significantly improved financial picture for the industry. www.sportsecyclopedia.com /mlb/comish/ueberroth.html   (560 words)

Baseball Almanac - Peter Ueberroth Biography Peter Ueberroth was born on September 2, 1937 and started serving as the Commissioner of Major League Baseball on March 3, 1984. Before leaving office, Ueberroth was able to compile an amazing legacy in which he was able to establish greater awareness of crowd control and alcohol management within ballparks, a successful and vigilant anti-drug campaign, an ever-increasing attendance record and Major League Baseball's first profitable year since 1973. Peter Ueberroth was extremely wealthy and in 1995, six years after he left the office of the Commissioner, he and an investment group made an effort to buy a controlling interest of the California Angels. www.baseball-almanac.com /articles/peter_ueberroth_biography.shtml   (580 words)

7/9/2003 -- Schwarzenegger Becomes the GOP's Green Candidate Peter V. Ueberroth, for example, has distanced himself from a new state law, embraced by Schwarzenegger, that will require cars and trucks to emit less carbon dioxide to combat global warming. Peter V. Ueberroth (R) Portions of our forests have a high proportion of sick and dying trees, and the threat of catastrophic fire has never been greater. Peter V. Ueberroth (R) I would like to see the state work in cooperation with the federal government to achieve a buy-back of the undeveloped leases in federal waters. www.climateark.org /articles/reader.asp?linkid=25417   (2949 words)

United States Olympic Committee - Peter Ueberroth: Saving the Game By the time Peter V. Ueberroth was selected to become president of the Los Angeles Olympic Committee five years before the 1984 Summer Olympics, the Games had become a traveling disaster and were going to get worse. Ueberroth then sold the rights at a cost of $225 million, up from the $80 million for the 1980 games. Ueberroth cut costs where other Olympic organizational cities had not by implementing the use of volunteers. www.usoc.org /19578_22820.htm   (981 words)

CSU | Advancement Academy | Welcome   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30) Peter serves as the Managing Director of Contrarian Group, Inc., an investment and management company. Peter also serves as the Chairman of the Board of Ambassadors International (AMIE) and is a member of the board of directors of The Coca-Cola Company, Hilton Hotels Corporation and the Irvine Company. From 1984 to 1989 Peter served as the sixth Commissioner of Major League Baseball. www.calstate.edu /AdvancementAcademy/presenters.shtml   (1829 words)

AMBASSADORS INTERNATIONAL INC - AMIE Proxy Statement (definitive) (DEF 14A) REASON, YOU MAY DO SO IN THE MANNER ... Ueberroth has served as Chairman of the Travel Industry Association of America during 1986 and 1987, and President of the United States Tour Operators Association during 1987 and 1988. Ueberroth also serves as Chairman of the Board of Ambassadors Group, Inc. and a Member of the Board of Directors of Navigant International and recently became Chief Executive Officer of Indecorp Corporation. Joseph J. Ueberroth is the son of Peter V. Ueberroth. sec.edgar-online.com /2004/04/14/0000950137-04-002769/section3.asp   (2155 words)

AllRefer.com - Peter V. Ueberroth (Sports, Biography) - Encyclopedia Evanston, Ill. As president of the organizing committee for the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, Ueberroth created a financially successful competition that reversed a trend of heavy deficit spending by host cities and resulted in a surplus that financed youth sports in Los Angeles for many years. From 1984 to 1989 he served as commissioner of major-league baseball; in 1988 he took steps to increase the small number of African Americans holding administrative positions in baseball. From 1992 to 1993, Ueberroth headed municipal recovery efforts after the 1992 Los Angeles riots. reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/U/Ueberrot.html   (225 words)

Current Biography Excerpts: Baseball Although he was a brilliant entrepreneur, the multimillionaire Peter V. Ueberroth was relatively unknown before he became president of the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee in 1979. Peter Victor Ueberroth was born in Evanston, Illinois on September 2, 1937, the son of Victor Ueberroth, an aluminum-siding salesman, and Laura (Larson) Ueberroth. Ueberroth continued his interest in sports at Fremont High School in Los Angeles, where he earned letters in baseball, football, and swimming, though sports were not his only extracurricular activity. wilsonweb.hwwilson.com /currentbio/baseball.html   (8554 words)

The Foundation For Taxpayer & Consumer Rights (FTCR) Former major league baseball commissioner Ueberroth is next, having given his campaign $1 million and raised an additional $1.2 million, much of it from business associates. Ueberroth has said he expects his campaign to cost about $10 million and that he would probably donate about a third of that himself. Thompson, asserting that Ueberroth's relatively low standing in the polls is irrelevant at this point in the freewheeling campaign, said: "I realize it's an uphill battle, but anything's possible in this day and age. www.consumerwatchdog.org /nw/?postId=3764   (1697 words)

Hospitality Net - Industry News - Hilton Elects John Myers, Peter Ueberroth to Board of Directors Ueberroth, 62, is managing director of Contrarian Group, an investment and business management company. For six years, Ueberroth served as the sixth Commissioner of Major League Baseball, and from 1980 to 1984 was president and chief executive officer of the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee, the private, non-profit group responsible for staging and operating the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games. Ueberroth earned a bachelor's degree in business from San Jose State University, and has received honorary degrees from several noted universities, including Notre Dame, Ohio University, Holy Cross, Lafayette and the University of Southern California. www.hospitalitynet.org /news/4004143.html   (472 words)

WWD: Ueberroth exits Adidas AG board. (Peter V. Ueberroth)@ HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30) PARIS (FNS) -- Peter V. Ueberroth, the consultant hired by Adidas AG in 1989 to help turn around its money-losing U.S. subsidiary, has resigned from the parent company's supervisory board, Adidas AG announced. Ueberroth, who took a seat on the 12-member supervisory board after his Contrarian Group agreed to manage Adidas USA in late 1989, voluntarily chose to step down, according to an Adidas spokesman. The spokesman added that Ueberroth's option to buy shares in Adidas USA and Adidas Worldwide is not affected by his decision and that "nothing has changed" regarding... highbeam.com /doc/1G1:11557717/Ueberroth+exits+Adidas+AG+board~R~+...   (159 words)

PPD: USC’s 20th annual Ides of March honors Sen. John McCain John McCain will be honored at the USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development's 20th annual Ides of March dinner, Monday, March 25, at 6 p.m., at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel, 9500 Wilshire Blvd. in Beverly Hills. USC Life Trustee Peter V. Ueberroth, managing director of the Contrarian Group, and J. Terrence Lanni, chairman and CEO of MGM MIRAGE, will co-chair the fl-tie fund-raiser. Ueberroth and Lanni, along with USC President Steven B. Sample and USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development Dean Daniel A. Mazmanian, will present McCain with the Julius Award for his years of outstanding public service. www.usc.edu /uscnews/stories/7838.html   (558 words)

Sports Features Communications™ - Press Point Ueberroth outlined some of the strengths of a Games in New York and the benefits it would bring to the City and praised the bid's leadership as exceptional. In the Olympic Multiparty Agreement, the six parties have agreed that, if New York is selected, Doctoroff will serve as President and CEO of the Organizing Committee for the seven years leading up to the Games with no compensation. "Together with the USOC and its Chair, Peter Ueberroth, we have formed an incredible partnership that will ensure the efficient coordination of the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2012 if New York is selected by the IOC. www.sportsfeatures.com /PressPoint/show.php?id=17344   (1110 words)

Peter V. Ueberroth - Adecco - the world leader in human resource solutions Member of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Nomination and Compensation Committee (both since June 2004); term of office ends on the day of the General Meeting of Shareholders 2007. Ueberroth served as President of the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee (LAOOC). Ueberroth served as Co-Chairman of Doubletree Corporation from 1993 to 2000 and since 1999 has served as owner and Co-Chairman of the Pebble Beach Company. www.adecco.com /Channels/adecconewvi/aboutadecco/boardofdirectors/peterueberroth1.asp   (165 words)

Ueberroth, Peter Victor - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30) UEBERROTH, PETER VICTOR [Ueberroth, Peter Victor] 1937-, American business and sports executive, b. Find newspaper and magazine articles plus images and maps related to "Ueberroth, Peter Victor" at HighBeam. Is Peter Ueberroth the best choice for 'Rebuild L.A.'? www.encyclopedia.com /html/U/Ueberrot.asp   (318 words)

Chapter 14: Babe Ruth Former Baseball Commissioner Peter V. Ueberroth first ordered in 1985 all personnel, except unionized players, to submit to these urine tests. If Peter Ueberroth or his ilk had been in charge of baseball during Prohibition, the “Sultan of Swat” would have been fired in shame and millions of children would not have proudly played in “Babe Ruth Little Leagues.” Tens of millions of average Americans choose to use cannabis as self medication or to relax during their time off the job, and therefore risk criminal penalties. www.digitalhemp.com /eecdrom/HTML/EMP/14/ECH14_04.HTM   (353 words)

Bustamante Has Big Lead on Schwarzenegger Schwarzenegger received the support of 22%, followed by three fellow Republicans: state Sen. Tom McClintock of Thousand Oaks with 12%, businessman Peter V. Ueberroth with 7% and Bill Simon Jr. Under the idiosyncratic rules that govern the recall vote, all 135 candidates from assorted parties or no party are listed on the same ballot. Of the leading contenders to replace Davis, only Bustamante and Ueberroth are seen in a largely positive light, though just half of likely voters indicated that they knew enough about Ueberroth to make a decision. www.truthout.org /docs_03/printer_082503F.shtml   (1419 words)

Prominent Republican Quits Recall Race Ueberroth's campaign manager, said the candidate would remain in the race and felt no pressure to withdraw. Ueberroth, chairman of the Olympic Games in Los Angeles in 1984 and former commissioner of Major League Baseball, is running a low-key campaign based on proposals to repair the state budget and revive the California economy. Ueberroth would come under increasing pressure to defer to Mr. www.nytimes.com /2003/08/24/national/24RECA.html?ex=1377057600&en=bf7e2e7039073fbb&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND   (878 words)

Schwarzenegger says he'll appear at one debate - baltimoresun.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30) Republican Peter V. Ueberroth, the former Los Angeles Olympics organizer and Major League Baseball commissioner, urged Schwarzenegger to join other main gubernatorial candidates in the "Race to Recall" forum tomorrow. Saying that participating in the debates "shows respect for the voters," Ueberroth said Schwarzenegger's presence would elevate the exposure of all the main candidates - and broaden voters' awareness. Without Schwarzenegger's presence, Ueberroth said, early absentee voters could end up voting before they've watched him outline his vision for governing California. www.baltimoresun.com /news/nationworld/bal-te.recall02sep02,0,4260095.story   (384 words)

North Gate News Online :: Record Turnout Today in California Recall Election Also in the fight are Republican Tom McClintock and Green Party representative Peter Miguel Camejo. The recall was triggered by southern California Republican Congressman Darryl Issa, who sponsored the effort to garner the required 900,000 petition signatures. Another Republican candidate, Peter V. Ueberroth, also opted out of the race in early September. journalism.berkeley.edu /ngno/stories/001180.html   (561 words)

Sports News Briefs; Soviet TV Agreement Reached on Olympics - New York Times Soviet authorities have reached agreement with the Los Angeles Olympics Organizing Committee on a $3 million deal for television rights to the 1984 Games, the committee president said today. Peter V. Ueberroth, the president, said the deal incorporated broadcast rights to 5 Eastern European countries and Taiwan. It was seen by Western observers as a sign that the Soviet Union would not boycott the Games. query.nytimes.com /gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CE1DC1638F934A3575BC0A965948260   (146 words)

Times Poll shows Bustamante With Lead As the sole major Democrat running to replace Davis — should the incumbent be ousted Oct. 7 — Bustamante enjoys the support of 35% of likely voters, the poll found. Ueberroth is the one repub that made big gains. It is not clear to me at this point that Arnold has much of a crossover appeal, and thus it is not clear to me that if he drops out in favor of McClintock, that McClintock will do much worse against Bustamante than the other way around. www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/969445/posts   (3025 words)

SPORTS PEOPLE; Ueberroth Mission - New York Times Peter V. Ueberroth, the head of the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee, said he might visit Eastern Europe for discussions to assure Soviet participation in the Olympic Games. ''If they didn't come, it would make the Games smaller and lessen their importance,'' Ueberroth told the House of Delegates of the United States Olympic Committee in Colorado Springs yesterday. He said he would seek a dialogue with Soviet officials, and that his personal opinion was ''they will come.'' Nations have until June 2 to declare participation in the Games, which start July 28. query.nytimes.com /gst/fullpage.html?res=9404E4D61638F93BA35757C0A962948260   (108 words)

Peter V. Ueberroth More on Peter V Ueberroth from Fact Monster: Peter V. Ueberroth - Ueberroth, Peter V., 1937–, American business and sports executive, b. Peter Ueberroth - Peter Ueberroth Born: Sept. 2, 1937 Organizer of 1984 Summer Olympics in LA 1984 Time Man of Year;... www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0772000.html   (259 words)

Fall 2005 Conference Speaker Biographies In addition to his position at the Contrarian Group, an investment and management company, Peter V. Ueberroth is the owner and co-chairman of the Pebble Beach Co. In addition to serving as chairman of the U. Olympic Committee, he serves on the boards of directors of The Coca-Cola Co. and Hilton Hotel Corp. and is chairman of the board of Ambassadors International (AMIE). Ueberroth graduated from San Jose State University, earning a degree in business. www.cii.org /meetings/fall2005/speakerbios.htm   (3343 words)

Peter V. Ueberroth September 2 Birthdays: Liliuokalani - September 2 birthdays: Liliuokalani, Keanu Reeves, Wilhelm Ostwald, Andrew Grove, Peter V. Ueberroth, Christa McAuliffe, Salma Hayek, Terry Bradshaw Related content from HighBeam Research on: Peter V. Ueberroth The twelve year rain delay: why a change in leadership will benefit the game of baseball. www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0772000.html   (298 words)

Boston.com / Sports / She's in good company The new United States Olympic Committee was named June 14. Peter V. Ueberroth -- He was appointed chairman. He has been the managing director of Contrarian Group, Inc., an investment and management company, since 1990. www.boston.com /sports/articles/2004/07/16/shes_in_good_company?mode=PF   (823 words)

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