Description
American amateur sports organization founded in 1888, dedicated to the
promotion and development of amateur sports and physical fitness programs. The
AAU has more than 900,000 members nationwide. It was founded at the New York
Athletic Club by James E. Sullivan and William Buckingham Curtis with the goal
of creating common standards in amateur sport. The AAU formerly served as the
national Olympic sports governing body in the United States until the Amateur
Sports Act of 1978 established independent national governing bodies. It moved
its national headquarters to Lake Buena Vista, Florida in 1996.
Also known as
AAU
Amateur Athletic Union of the United States
Founded
1888-01-21
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Officers (1)
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Charles Yerkow
Vice-President of the National Judo Committee
1947
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"His many personal achievements in the Judo field include the
vice-chairmanship of the National A. A. U. Judo Committee"
— Yerkow, Charles. (1947). Modern Judolinkinfo
Tags
multi-sportolympic
amateur-sportsusa
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