Education
London School of Economics. University of Oxford.
London School of Economics. University of Oxford.
Later he moved to Australia and then to Winnipeg, where he became involved in his son"s soccer program at the Crescentwood Community Centre, leading to his founding of the Manitoba Minor Soccer Association. He moved on to become president of the Canadian Minor Soccer Association and in 1980 president of the Manitoba Soccer Association. In 1986, he became the 27th president of the Canadian Soccer Association and during his six years in this post contributed to the game in Canada and abroad.
He was the Host-President of the Fédération internationale de football association U-17 World Tournament in Toronto in 1987, an active proponent of women"s soccer and helped found the national women"s team
He served on the Fédération internationale de football association Appeals Committee at the Los Angeles Olympics and the 1994 World Cup. He gave over three decades of service to soccer and at the same time, to his University, where he was a popular professor of History.
He died on July 2005, and on April 2006 he was inducted as a Builder into the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame.