Jack Osborn
Jack R. Osborn (March 17, 1929 – May 12, 1996) was an American croquet champion and founder of the United States Croquet Association. Osborn was born and raised in San Francisco, California.
Osborn started to play croquet regularly in the 1960s in New York, later to be the headquarters of the United States Croquet Association (USCA) during its formative years in the late seventies and early eighties. In 1987, Osborn moved the USCA and the Croquet Foundation of America (CFA) south to headquarter in the midst of his strongest contingent of patrons in Palm Beach, Florida — wealthy and retired enthusiasts who started the croquet boom in Florida. The state still has the biggest croquet population.
Read more about Jack Osborn: The Formation of The United States Croquet Association, Promoting The Sport To The Affluent Class, Assuming The Critic's Role, Speaking His Final Farewell
Famous quotes containing the word jack:
“Lock in! Be alert, my acrobat
and I will be soft wood and you the nail
and we will make fiery ovens for Jack Sprat
and you will hurl yourself into my tiny jail
and we will take a supper together and that
will be that.”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)