Olympic panel's recommendation was no honor for Ueberroth

Olympic panel’s recommendation was no honor for Ueberroth

By Philip Hersh

July 21, 2010 7:11 AM PT

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The U.S. Olympic Committee board last week rejected the Tagliabue committee’s recommendation to stop having immediate past chairmen serve as honorary president and attend board meetings. It was the only recommendation made by the advisory committee, chaired by former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue, that the board chose not want to implement.

-- Philip Hersh

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Philip Hersh

Philip Hersh, the former Olympic specialist for Tribune Co., covered 17 Olympics and reported from some 50 countries in 30 years with the Chicago Tribune. He likes to use sport as a way to write about the culture of a country or an athlete. Hersh graduated from Yale with a Bachelor of Arts in French literature. His passions include chamber music, road cycling (takes no PEDs except Advil) and Dr. Siri mysteries.