Joseph H. Deckman
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Died | August 16, 1969 |
| Playing career | |
| 1929–1931 | Maryland |
| 1932 | Mohawk A.C. (football) |
| 1936 | Tri-City |
| 1937 | Baltimore Athletic Club |
| 1939–1941 | Washington Athletic Association |
| Position(s) | Point |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1932 | Maryland (assistant) |
| 1933 | Maryland (freshmen) |
| 1939–1941 | Washington Athletic Association |
Joseph H. Deckman (died August 16, 1969) was an American businessman and
Early life
Deckman attended
College career
In 1927, he enrolled at the
The student body voted him as the best senior athlete and he served as the president of the Kappa Alpha Order. Deckman belonged to the Tau Beta Pi engineering honor society and the Omicron Delta Kappa national leadership honor society. Deckman graduated from Maryland with a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering in 1931.[1]
Later life
After graduation, Deckman was a volunteer assistant coach for the defense at his alma mater in 1932. He played as a quarterback for the Mohawk A.C. football team in Washington, D.C. In 1933, he coached the Maryland freshman team which finished undefeated. He served as a scout from 1933 to 1956. Deckman played on the Tri-City team in the Mount Washington Box Lacrosse League in 1936, and the following year, for the Baltimore Athletic Club lacrosse team, which won the National Open Lacrosse Championship. He helped establish the Washington Athletic Association in 1939 and served as a player, coach, and manager for its lacrosse team until 1941.[1]
Deckman worked as the president and general manager of the R. Robinson, Inc. building supply company in the 1940s.[3] He served as the chairman of the District of Columbia Federation of Citizens' Association,[4] and the Public Housing Committees of the Home Builders' Association in Washington, D.C.[5] After suffering a heart attack in 1949, he joined a group of friends, who called themselves the "Bon Vivants", as serious sport fishermen and gourmets aboard the vessel Algol.[6] Deckman was the president of the "M" Club athletic alumni organization at the University of Maryland from 1950 to 1951. In 1956, the Maryland Athletic Hall of Fame was organized by the "M" Club at his suggestion. He became the club's treasurer in 1954. Deckman served as president of the Lacrosse Hall of Fame Foundation from 1967 to 1968.[1]
He died on August 16, 1969.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Joseph H. Deckman Archived 2011-09-09 at the Wayback Machine, National Lacrosse Hall of Fame, retrieved October 12, 2011.
- ^ "Joseph H. Deckman". USA Lacrosse. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
- ^ Hearings, p. 519, United States Congress, 1946.
- ^ Between Justice and Beauty: Race, Planning, and the Failure of Urban Policy in Washington, Part 3, p. 270, University of Pennsylvania Press, 2006.
- ^ The New American Discrimination, January 9, 2008.
- ^ Cruise Of The Bon Vivants, Sports Illustrated, May 16, 1960.
- ^ All-Time Inductees, University of Maryland, retrieved October 12, 2011.