Herman Ronald "Herm" Frazier was born on October 29,1954 and is a retired American sprinter.
26 Facts About Herman Frazier
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Herman Frazier won gold medals in the relay at the 1976 Olympics and 1975 and 1979 Pan American Games.
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Herman Frazier served as chef de mission of the 2004 US Olympic team and as the Athletic Director at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and the University of Hawaii.
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Herman Frazier currently serves as the senior deputy athletics director at Syracuse University.
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Herman Frazier was a member of the Philadelphia Pioneers Track Club where he was coached by Alex Woodley.
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Herman Frazier later attended Arizona State University, where he became an All-American sprinter.
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Herman Frazier was the team captain of the 1977 national championship track team.
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Herman Frazier graduated from ASU in 1977 with a degree in political science.
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Herman Frazier was a gold medalist at both the 1975 and 1979 Pan-American Games.
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Herman Frazier tried to qualify for the 1980 Winter Olympics as a bobsledder.
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Herman Frazier began his administrative career as a graduate assistant at Arizona State University in 1977.
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Herman Frazier would earn his first athletics director job at the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2000.
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In 2008 Herman Frazier was named associate athletic director for sports administration at Temple University, and stayed there until 2011.
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Herman Frazier has served on the US Olympic Committee in numerous capacities.
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Herman Frazier has served on the US Olympic Athletes Advisory Council and the US Olympic Overview Commission.
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Herman Frazier serves as the board-chair for Syracuse Stage and The Bowerman Advisory Board.
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Herman Frazier has received numerous honors, including the NCAA Silver Anniversary Award, which recognizes "distinguished former student-athletes on their 25th anniversary as college graduates".
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Herman Frazier was one of 461 athletes to receive a Congressional Gold Medal due to the US boycott of the 1980 Olympics.
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Herman Frazier was named as one of The 50 Most Powerful African Americans in Sports in the March 2005 issue of Black Enterprise magazine.
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In 2012, Herman Frazier was awarded the Pioneer Award for his role in the 2004 Olympic Games, honoring minority 'first' in athletics, by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics.
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On November 5,2020, Herman Frazier was inducted into the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame.
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Herman Frazier was criticized by some for leaving UAB with a $7.5 million deficit.
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Herman Frazier's supporters noted that he had inherited a deficit and did not receive institutional support, while his detractors claimed that he was ineffective in increasing revenue.
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On January 8,2008, Herman Frazier was fired from his position as athletic director at the University of Hawaii following heavy criticism from the fans and media of the State of Hawaii.
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Herman Frazier is widely viewed as having forced Wallace to resign by including a "no-extension" clause in his final contract.
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Herman Frazier inherited a $2.5 million deficit from his predecessor.