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Perry Crosswhite

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116:(ASC) in 1984 and remained with that organisation until 1990. He held senior management positions including Assistant general manager from 1984 to 1987. He acted as general manager and Executive Director between 1987 and 1990 while the AIS was being merged with the ASC. While at the ASC, he played a major role in the development of sports participation programs including the Aussie Sport program for children. 33:
He was born on 22 September 1947 in Washington, D.C. He moved to Australia in 1969 to play basketball. He married Janice Steel in 1970. He was naturalised in 1971. His wife Janice Crosswhite plays a major role in the promotion of women's sport in Australia and overseas. They have three daughters and
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He was a secondary teacher with the Victorian Education Department from 1969 to 1973. Between 1973 and 1979, he was a Recreation/Sport Officer with the Victorian Department of Youth, Sport and Recreation. He was the first professional Recreation/Sport Officer employed by the Department. He held
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to take up a senior management position with the Department of Tourism and Recreation. He joined the Department when the
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senior management positions with Department of Youth, Sport and Recreation between 1979 and 1983. In 1983, he moved to
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started its serious involvement in the development of sport, which included the establishment of the
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Committees. He retired from the Association in July 2015 and his replacement was Craig Phillips.
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and Anna, have played high level basketball in Australia.
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Crosswhite played collegiate basketball (1966–1969) at
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Australian basketball player and sport administrator
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Melbourne: Crown Content. 2012. 215:Member of the Order of Australia 677:American emigrants to Australia 1: 186:Commonwealth Games Federation 138:1994 Lillehammer Winter Games 134:1992 Albertville Winter Games 102:Australian Institute of Sport 652:Sport Australia Hall of Fame 229:Commonwealth Games Australia 208:Sport Australia Hall of Fame 126:Australian Olympic Committee 120:Australian Olympic Committee 114:Australian Sports Commission 108:Australian Sports Commission 76:1974 FIBA World Championship 34:a son. Two of his children, 130:1992 Barcelona Summer Games 82:Sport Administration career 773: 526:sportsillustrated.cnn.com 206:2003 – Inducted into the 20:Perry Rothrock Crosswhite 732:Melbourne Tigers players 202:Australian Sports Medal 162:1998 Kuala Lumpur Games 156:In 1995, he became the 394:Who's who in Australia 182:2018 Gold Coast Games 166:2002 Manchester Games 98:Australian Government 58:that were coached by 451:on 29 September 2009 290:Basketball Reference 222:Basketball Australia 210:as an administrator. 178:2006 Melbourne Games 170:2006 Melbourne Games 142:2000 Sydney Olympics 626:on 30 October 2016 356:"Perry Crosswhite" 286:"Perry Crosswhite" 253:"Perry Crosswhite" 42:Basketball career 764: 648:Perry Crosswhite 636: 635: 633: 631: 616: 610: 609: 607: 605: 591: 585: 584: 582: 580: 575:on 27 March 2012 571:. Archived from 561: 555: 554: 537: 528: 523: 517: 516: 514: 512: 503:. Archived from 497: 491: 490: 488: 486: 477:. 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Index

AM
Ian
Davidson College
Lefty Driesell
Melbourne Tigers
Lindsay Gaze
1972 Munich
1976 Montreal
1980 Moscow
1974 FIBA World Championship
Canberra
Australian Government
Australian Institute of Sport
Australian Sports Commission
Australian Olympic Committee
1992 Barcelona Summer Games
1992 Albertville Winter Games
1994 Lillehammer Winter Games
2000 Sydney Olympics
Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games
Australian Commonwealth Games Association
1998 Kuala Lumpur Games
2002 Manchester Games
2006 Melbourne Games
2010 Delhi Games
2006 Melbourne Games
2018 Gold Coast Games
Commonwealth Games Federation
Australian Sports Medal
Sport Australia Hall of Fame

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