1. William Nicholas Kerbawy was an American sports executive.
17 Facts About Nick Kerbawy
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Nick Kerbawy served as the general manager of the Detroit Lions from 1951 to 1958 and of the Detroit Pistons from 1958 to 1961.
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Nick Kerbawy was the founder and a commissioner of the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame, and was inducted into the hall in 1985.
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Nick Kerbawy was born in August 1912, in Blissfield, Michigan, and graduated from Hillsdale College.
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Nick Kerbawy attended Michigan Normal College where he won the 1935 tennis championship, although he did not receive the trophy until 1949.
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Nick Kerbawy served as a correspondent for the Battle Creek Enquirer and the Lansing State Journal and officiated several local basketball games.
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Nick Kerbawy accepted these posts mainly because he was named an assistant professor at the school.
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In February 1946, Nick Kerbawy was appointed a member of the American Associated of College Baseball Coaches Publicity committee.
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In 1948, after serving four years with Michigan State, Nick Kerbawy left to become public relations director of the Detroit Lions of the National Football League, after being persuaded by the Lions' coach Bo McMillin.
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Nick Kerbawy became the Lions' publicist, "tak[ing] over the job, house and furniture of Fred De Lano", the prior person in the position, according to The Index-Journal.
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Detroit lost in the conference championship game in 1954, but declined in the next year and only won three games, which Nick Kerbawy attributed to their lack of high draft picks.
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However, Nick Kerbawy helped build the Lions back up in the next season; the team won nine games and placed second in their conference, narrowly missing the playoffs by a half-game.
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Zollner told Nick Kerbawy to have a leave of absence for six months, with pay.
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Nick Kerbawy was hired several times to advise the creation of sports halls of fame.
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Nick Kerbawy was inducted into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame in 1985.
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Nick Kerbawy resigned from his position as commissioner in 1988, after receiving heavy criticism for inducting a golfer to the hall who had received fewer votes than several others.
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Nick Kerbawy died two years later of cancer on June 7,1990, at the age of 77.