George Mcneal Trautman

Background

Trautman, George Mcneal was born on January 11, 1890 in Bucyrus. Ohio. Son of George B. and Della (McNeal) Trautman.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Ohio State University. 1914; student Harvard Summer School for Physical Education, 1914, 1915.

Career

As an undergraduate at the University, Trautman was a three-sport letterwinner in football, basketball and baseball. After graduation he became an assistant athletic director under Lynn Saint John. As assistant athletic director, Trautman was instrumental in helping to establish the Ohio Relays.

Basketball When Saint John gave up his basketball coaching duties, he assigned them to Trautman.

Trautman held the position of men"s basketball head coach for three years. In those three years he had an overall record of 29-33.

Honors Trautman was inducted into the Varsity O Hall of Fame in 1978. In 1933 Trautman became president of the Columbus Red Birds, a minor league baseball team

Three years later, Trautman was named president of the American Association, the league in which the Red Birds played.

He held that position from 1936 through 1945. Trautman moved the office of the league from Durham, North Carolina to Columbus, Ohio. In 1946 Trautman was named General Manager of the Detroit Tigers, succeeding Jack Zeller.

After two seasons with the Tigers, Trautman was appointed as the new President of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues, succeeding William Bramham.

Trautman held that position from 1947 until his death in 1963. Under Trautman"s leadership, a new relationship was forged between the major leagues and the minor leagues.

Territorial rights, which had been in dispute, were established so that if the major leagues took over a National Association city, compensation would be due to both the existing team and its league.

Achievements

• George Mcneal Trautman has been listed as a noteworthy baseball executive. by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member and chairman Ohio State Common for Conservation of Natural Resources. 1939-1945; member of national commission on nhys. fitness, Federal Security Commission, 1942-1946. Served as athletic director, Camp Sheridan, Alabama, World War I.

Member Ohio State University University Alumni Association (past president

Member Lutheran Church. Mason. Elk.; Clubs: Columbus, Columbus Country.

Connections

Married Mary Crumit, June 1917 (died November 1940). Married second, Jane Daley Asbury, May 1942. Children: Peggy (Mistress Peggy T. Larsen), George M., Junior.

Father:

George B. Trautman

Mother:

Della (McNeal) Trautman

Spouse:

Mary Crumit

Spouse:

Jane Daley Asbury

child:

Junior Trautman

child:

Peggy Trautman (Mistress Peggy T. Larsen)

child:

George M. Trautman