James Lynah was an American businessman and sports administrator who is considered the principal founder of the Eastern College Athletic Conference.
10 Facts About James Lynah
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James Lynah played for both coach John Heisman and Pop Warner.
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James Lynah was an end for Heisman's 1900 and 1901 Clemson teams, and he was captain and quarterback for Warner's 1904 Cornell team.
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James Lynah succeeded graduate manager of athletics Romeyn Berry as the first director of athletics at Cornell University from 1935 to 1943.
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James Lynah's efforts led to the creation of the Eastern Intercollegiate Athletics agency, which became the modern ECAC.
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James Lynah was one of the inaugural members of the Cornell University Athletic Hall of Fame.
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James Lynah left his position at Cornell on indefinite leave to serve as assistant director of the ammunition and light ordnance division of the National Defense Advisory Committee in Washington.
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James Lynah was a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Academy of Political and Social Science, and American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
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James Lynah chaired the NCAA committee on recruitment beginning in 1944.
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The ECAC created the James Lynah Distinguished Achievement Award in 1957 to recognize outstanding athletic administrators.