Willis Omenn Hunter (June 8, 1892 – November 8, 1968) was an American college athletics administrator.

Hunter was born in 1892 in Mount Pleasant, Utah. He attended Oberlin College in Ohio, where he played college football as a fullback.[1]

After college, he became a coach at San Francisco Polytechnic High School. He was hired by the University of Southern California in 1919 as an assistant football coach. In 1925, he became USC's athletic director, a position he held for 32 years until 1957.[1][2] During his tenure, the USC Trojans became a major power in intercollegiate sports, winning national championships in football, baseball, track, tennis, and other sports.[1]

Hunter served on the NCAA's football rules committee from 1928 to 1950. He was also a member of the United States Olympic Committee in 1936, 1948, and 1952.[1]

Hunter died in 1968.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Ex-USC Athletic Chief Willis O. Hunter Dies". Los Angeles Times. November 9, 1968. p. III-3 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Paul Zimmerman (January 20, 1956). "Hill Succeeds Hunter in '57: Athletic Boss to Retire; SC Coach Will Take Over". Los Angeles Times. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Willis Hunter, Led Athletics at U.S.C." The New York Times. November 9, 1968. p. 33.
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