1911 - 1977
When he died, Ross Moore had been a member of the University of Texas-El Paso campus for more than half of its existence. He came to UTEP in 1936 as a football and basketball player. After graduating and serving in the Navy, Moore returned to UTEP to coach and teach before becoming the head athletic trainer. Moore created fiberglass pads for specific injuries, and he was proud of mentoring students who followed him into the profession.
1923 - 1980
After graduating from Stanford University, Lincoln “Link” Kimura helped establish the Pacific Coast Athletic Trainers Association. He was head athletic trainer at San Jose State University from 1948-63 and then spent many years with the San Francisco 49ers. He was an early proponent of certification and served on the NATA Board of Certification.
1909 - 1999
A respected athletic trainer, lecturer, teacher and author, Tony Dougal made a name for himself throughout New England. After playing professional baseball and football, Dougal was head athletic trainer at Boston University from 1962-76. He cared for the 1976 U.S. Olympic Team in Montreal.
1914 - 1983
Ed Block was a friend, confidant and healer for the Baltimore Colts from 1954-77. The Ed Block Courage Award Foundation now advocates for children in crisis. In addition to caring for the Colts, Block worked with area Baltimore hospitals and with the in-space conditioning program for NASA.
1920 - 1984
William “Pinky” Newell was Purdue University's chief athletic trainer from 1949-76; he also was an assistant professor at Purdue. Acknowledged as the Father of NATA, he was Executive Secretary for more than a decade, and many subsequent leaders credited him for their success. A former football player for the Boilermakers and 1947 graduate, Newell served as an athletic trainer at the 1976 and 1980 Olympics and coordinated all athletic training coverage for the 1984 Olympics.
1911 - 1984
Joseph Blankowitsch spent 32 years on the athletic training scene at the high school or college level in Pennsylvania, beginning in 1945. He gave lectures and demonstrations to athletic training groups and held offices in EATA and NATA.
1915-1980
Bill “Ropes” Robertson, who served for 35 years as the Oregon State University athletic trainer, was the first full-time athletic trainer for the Beavers. Robertson was also an athletic trainer for the U.S. Olympic Team in the 1964 Games in Tokyo and returned to the Far East in 1967 to do a series of clinics for the U.S. Department of Defense.
1914 - 1985
Dean Nesmith became a legend during his long tenure at the University of Kansas, from 1938-83. He administered to some of the world's greatest athletes, including Gale Sayers, Wilt Chamberlain, Jim Ryun and Jo White. Nesmith served as athletic trainer at the 1960 Olympics in Rome.
1918 - 1999
Charles Medlar taped, wrapped, rehabilitated and befriended Penn State University athletes from 1946-82. He also was the university's head baseball coach and an assistant professor, mentoring up-and-coming athletic training students. Medlar provided coverage for the Olympics in 1964 and 1968.
1908 - 1984
Roland “Kickapoo” Logan, the founder, editor and publisher of “Athletic Training News” from 1949-58, started in 1930 at the University of Kansas, later working at George Washington, Pittsburgh, West Point, North Carolina, Navy, Pasadena College and the Boston Red Sox. Logan invented more than 20 athletic training products, lectured at 400+ clinics and was an accomplished artist, winning the American Institute of Fine Arts medal for his original oil paintings.
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