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Peter Ueberroth

Peter Ueberroth, American businessman

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Born
September 2, 1937
Age in 2026
89
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1937

About Peter Ueberroth

Peter Victor Ueberroth is an American sports and business executive known for his involvement in the Olympics and in Major League Baseball. A Los Angeles–based businessman, he was the chairman of the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee which brought the games to Los Angeles in 1984. Ueberroth was named 1984's Time Man of the Year for his success in organizing the Olympic Games, and was also named The Sporting News Sportsman of the Year. Peter Victor Ueberroth (; born September 2, 1937) is an American sports and business executive known for his involvement in the Olympics and in Major League Baseball. Ueberroth worked at Trans International until 1963, when he founded his own travel company, which would become First Travel Corporation. After Los Angeles was awarded the 1984 Summer Olympics in 1978, management consulting firm Korn Ferry was tasked with finding a president for the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee.

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Peter Ueberroth timeline

  1. Peter Victor Ueberroth (; born September 2, 1937) is an American sports and business executive known for his involvement in the Olympics and in Major League Baseball.
  2. Ueberroth worked at Trans International until 1963, when he founded his own travel company, which would become First Travel Corporation.
  3. After Los Angeles was awarded the 1984 Summer Olympics in 1978, management consulting firm Korn Ferry was tasked with finding a president for the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee.
  4. Ueberroth was named 1984's Time Man of the Year for his success in organizing the Olympic Games, and was also named The Sporting News Sportsman of the Year.

The world when Peter Ueberroth was born

Peter Ueberroth was born in 1937. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1937

  • #1 song"A-Tisket, A-Tasket" – Ella Fitzgerald
  • Top movieSnow White and the Seven Dwarfs
  • Best-selling bookOf Mice and Men – John Steinbeck

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJoe Louis becomes heavyweight champion
  • Top headlineHindenburg zeppelin explodes in New Jersey
  • Technology milestoneGolden Gate Bridge opens in San Francisco
  • Defining fadSwing music
  • Notable inventionShopping cart
  • World population2.30 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population128.8M

1937 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Peter Ueberroth's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19372026
Gas$0.20$3.45/gal
Average home$5,200$435,000
Average income$3,000$67,500
Minimum wage$0.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population128.8M341 million

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