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Charles William “C. W.” Whitten

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Charles William “C. W.” Whitten

Birth
Bradford, Stark County, Illinois, USA
Death
23 Oct 1957 (aged 86)
Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida, USA
Burial
Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois, USA GPS-Latitude: 40.4684792, Longitude: -89.0084991
Plot
Inc #14, 3rd Row
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C. W. Whitten was an American educator and athletic administrator. As the chief executive of both the Illinois High School Athletic Association and the National Federation of State High School Athletic Associations, he exerted widespread influence on interscholastic athletic policy in the United States from 1922 until his retirement in 1944.

In 1930, he led the effort by high school principals to eliminate national high school championships sponsored by universities, in particular, the National Interscholastic Basketball Tournament held at the University of Chicago. In his memoir, Interscholastics, published in 1950, Whitten wrote about the place of athletics within the framework of secondary education and the issues faced by high school athletic associations.
C. W. Whitten was an American educator and athletic administrator. As the chief executive of both the Illinois High School Athletic Association and the National Federation of State High School Athletic Associations, he exerted widespread influence on interscholastic athletic policy in the United States from 1922 until his retirement in 1944.

In 1930, he led the effort by high school principals to eliminate national high school championships sponsored by universities, in particular, the National Interscholastic Basketball Tournament held at the University of Chicago. In his memoir, Interscholastics, published in 1950, Whitten wrote about the place of athletics within the framework of secondary education and the issues faced by high school athletic associations.


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