The HistoryMakers video oral history with Herbert Paul Douglas, Jr.
Corporate executive and Olympic track and field athlete Herbert Paul Douglas, Jr. was born on March 9, 1922, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Douglas attended Gladstone Elementary School and Junior High School, and graduated from Allderdice High School. At the University of Pittsburgh, he won three coll...
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| Format: | Electronic Video |
| Language: | English |
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Chicago, Illinois :
The HistoryMakers,
[2016]
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| Summary: | Corporate executive and Olympic track and field athlete Herbert Paul Douglas, Jr. was born on March 9, 1922, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Douglas attended Gladstone Elementary School and Junior High School, and graduated from Allderdice High School. At the University of Pittsburgh, he won three collegiate titles in long jump and later won a bronze medal in the same event at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Douglas earned his B.S. degree from the University of Pittsburgh in 1948, and his M.Ed. degree in 1950. Hired by Pabst Brewing Company in 1950, and Douglas worked as national special markets manager there from 1965 to 1968. From 1977 to 1980, he also worked as vice president of urban market development for Schieffelin and Somerset Co., where he helped popularize Hennessy cognac in the African American community. In 1980, Douglas founded the International Amateur Athletic Association, Inc. He served on the board of directors of the Jesse Owens Foundation and the board of the University of Pittsburgh. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (5 video files (2 hr., 17 min., 19 sec.)) : sound, color. |
| Playing Time: | 02:17:19 |
| Production Credits: | Videographer, Matthew Hickey. |
| Access: | Access to electronic resources restricted to Simmons University students, faculty and staff. |