Gerald B. Zornow

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Gerald B. Zornow (died August 29, 1984)[1] was an American business executive and former president and chairman of the board of Eastman Kodak Company.[2] He was also a professional baseball player and a hall of fame college football player.

Early life

Zorrow attended the University of Rochester, graduating in 1937.[2] While there, he was a member of Alpha Delta Phi and a three-sport letter winner—football, basketball and baseball.[2][3]

Career

After college, Zornow signed with the St. Louis Cardinals.[2] In 1937, he pitched for the Rochester Red Wings.[2]

Later, he became the vice president of marketing with Eastman Kodak Company.[4] Zornow served as the president of Eastman Kodak Company from 1970 to 1972 and as chairman of the board from 1972 to 1977.[5] In 1975, President Gerald R. Ford created the President's Commission on Olympic Sports and Zornow served as chairman of the commission.[6]

Awards

References

  1. ^ Cook, Joan (August 31, 1984). "GERALD ZORNOW, 68, A RETIRED PRESIDENT OF EASTMAN KODAK". The New York Times. p. 14. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e Gerald Zornow '37. University of Rochester Athletics Archived 2005-11-10 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Notable Alumni of Alpha Delta Phi". Archived from the original on 2007-01-02. Retrieved 2006-11-10.
  4. ^ a b c Inductees to the University of Rochester Athletic Hall of Fame Archived 2007-06-25 at the Wayback Machine;
  5. ^ History of Eastman Kodak
  6. ^ President's Commission on Olympic Sports[permanent dead link‍]
  7. ^ "Gold Medal recipients". College Football Hall of Fame. National Football Foundation.
  8. ^ "Amos Alonzo Stagg Award recipients". Archived from the original on 2005-11-02. Retrieved 2006-11-10.
  9. ^ "Winners of the Theodore Roosevelt Award". Archived from the original on 2008-03-25. Retrieved 2017-08-28.


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