Terry Allvord
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| Personal details | |
| Alma mater | Naval Air Station Pensacola |
| Awards | Veterans Advantage Hero Vet.[1] |
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| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Branch/service | United States Navy |
| Rank | Lieutenant commander |
Terry Allvord is an American sports industry executive.[2] He was in the U.S. Navy, where he rose to the rank of lieutenant commander.
Naval career
[edit]Allvord graduated from Canyon High School[clarification needed] in California.[3] He was a flight student at the Naval Air Station in Pensacola, Florida.[4]
When he retired he became an executive of the Nocona Athletic Goods Company and of Boston Baseball All-Stars,[2] which owned the short-lived American Defenders of New Hampshire team.
Sports
[edit]Allvord founded the National Search and Rescue Competition for search-and-rescue professionals from all parts of the world.[5]
In 1990, while an ensign at the Naval Air Station, Allvord started the U.S. Navy Baseball Club, also known as the Southwestern Baseball League, following a visit by President George H. W. Bush to the National Museum of Naval Aviation in Pensacola.[4][6] He later started more than forty military teams, the U.S. Military All-Stars, and the Red, White and Blue Tour3.[4] He was a baseball coach at the Naval Academy Preparatory School in Newport, Rhode Island.[3]
Honors
[edit]In 2003, he was selected as a Veterans Advantage Hero Vet.[1]
Publications
[edit]- as "Crash Allvord": Heroes of the Diamond. Mascot Books (2011) ISBN 978-1936319510
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Honoring Heroes at Home And Abroad". Veterans Advantage. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ^ a b "American Defenders ink Holman Stadium deal; will offer shares to the local community". ballparkdigest.com. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ^ a b Amy Raisin (27 March 2002). Navy Prep player is big hit: ex-Valencia High athlete returns for spring training. Daily News (Los Angeles, CA). McClatchy-Tribune Information Services. (subscription required)
- ^ a b c Scott Brown (2013). Baseball in Pensacola: America's Pastime and the City of Five Flags. The History Press. p. 181. ISBN 9781625840592. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ^ "Those We Help" (PDF).
- ^ "Navy edges Marines in Baseball Challenge at San Diego". stripes.com. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
