Someone else from his era: Lausanne, Switzerland -- Sylvio de Magalhaes Padilha, a Brazilian sportsman and former member of the International Olympic Committee, has died. He was 93.
"Sylvio de Magalhaes Padilha was a wonderful athlete and a great sports leader who contributed greatly to the development of sport in Brazil and South America," IOC president Jacques Rogge said in a statement. A career army officer, Mr. de Magalhaes Padilha competed in sprint events and long jump, representing Brazil in the 1932 and 1936 Olympic Games and reaching the final of the 400 metres in 1936. He also was a Brazilian basketball champion. He became an IOC member in 1964 and served for more than 30 years, including as an IOC vice-president from 1975 to 1978. He also was a former president of the Brazilian Olympic Committee. AP Ed Grant wrote: > Netters: > An era ended with the death of Joe McCluskey. > > McCluskey was one of the great gentlemen of the sport and his > competitive career lasted well into his 70s if not 80s. (He even had a PV > pit built in his backyard, so he could practice that event for master's > competitions. > > It was noted that he was 3rd in the 1932 SC, but he was actually in > 2nd place when that race shoulkd have ended; it was run an extra lap. He > would no doubt have qualified in 1940, but no formal trials were held that > year for track and field, as they were in some other sports. Ad he tried > again in 1948, finishing not that far out of the money/ > > He was also the first track coach at my alma mater, St. Peter's > College, doing it as a favor to the dean of the school Father Robert Gannon, > who later became president of Joe's alma mater, Fordham. As an amateur, he > received no pay for his services. > > Ed Grant
