Emil Mosbacher
Emil "Bus" Mosbacher Jr. (April 1, 1922 – August 13, 1997) was a two-time America's Cup-winning yachtsman, the founding chairman of Operation Sail, and Chief of Protocol of the United States during the administration of President Richard Nixon.
Life and career
Mosbacher was born in
"Bus" Mosbacher graduated from The Choate School (now Choate Rosemary Hall) in 1939 and from Dartmouth College in 1943. During World War II, Mosbacher served on a Navy minesweeper in the Pacific. In the 1940s and 1950s he oversaw his family's oil, natural gas and real estate business.
Mosbacher is best known for his yacht racing. In 1962, even before his two
Mosbacher was appointed
Mosbacher died in Greenwich, Connecticut.
Awards
In 1967 Mosbacher received the Martini & Rossi trophy, thereby becoming the United States' sailor of the year along with Betty Foulk.[4] In 1986, he received the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement.[5] Mosbacher was elected into the inaugural class of the America's Cup Hall of Fame in 1993[6] and the inaugural class of the U.S. National Sailing Hall of Fame in 2011.[7]
References
- ^ "Emil Mosbacher Dies at 75; Yachtsman and Nixon Official," The New York Times, August 14, 1997
- ^ "Smiling Wizard Of The Cup Defense," Sports Illustrated, September 10, 1962
- ^ "Paid Notice: Deaths: Mosbacher, Emil Bus Jr., The New York Times, August 15, 1997"
- ^ Heyes, Frank (1968-03-10). "Following the fleet". Chicago Tribune. p. 57. Retrieved 2022-06-13.
- American Academy of Achievement.
- ^ "Herreshoff Marine Museum & America's Cup Hall of Fame".
- ^ "Mosbacher, Jr., Bus 2011 Hall of Fame".
