Maury Van Vliet 2234632 214282390 2008-05-22T21:34:04Z Cydebot 1215485 Robot - Moving category Canada's Sports Hall of Fame to Canada's Sports Hall of Fame inductees per [[WP:CFD|CFD]] at [[Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2008 May 14]]. '''Maurice Lewis (Maury) Van Vliet''' ([[August 3]], [[1913]] – [[April 4]], [[2001]]) was a [[United States|USA]]-born [[Canada|Canadian]] [[academic]] who taught [[physical education]] and [[Physical fitness|fitness]]. Born in [[Bellingham, Washington]], the son of Frank D. and Nellie (Booker) Van Vliet, he was raised in [[Monrovia]], [[California]]. He played [[baseball]] and [[American football|football]] at the [[University of Oregon]] where he received a [[Bachelor of Science|B.Sc.]] in [[1935]]. He received a [[Master of Science]] from the [[University of Oregon]] in [[1940]] and a [[Doctor of Education]] from the [[University of California, Los Angeles|University of California]], [[Los Angeles]] in [[1951]]. He declined an offer from the [[New York Yankees]] in order to accept the newly created position of physical education director at the [[University of British Columbia]] and started in [[1935]]. He was a coach of the [[Varsity team|Varsity]] [[basketball]], football, [[Athletics (track and field)|track]], [[boxing]], and [[wrestling]] teams. In [[1945]], he moved to [[Edmonton]], [[Alberta]] to become a professor. He was Head ([[1945]] to [[1954]]), Director ([[1954]] to [[1964]]), and Dean ([[1964]] to [[1975]]) of the [[University of Alberta Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation|Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation]] at the [[University of Alberta]]. He was the president and CEO of the organizing committee of the [[1978 Commonwealth Games]]. ==Honours== * In [[1978]], he was made an Officer of the [[Order of Canada]]. * In [[1993]], he was inducted into the University of British Columbia's Sports Hall of Fame. * In [[1997]], he was inducted into [[Canada's Sports Hall of Fame]]. * He received honorary degrees from the [[University of Western Ontario]] ([[1973]]), [[University of Windsor]] ([[1978]]), University of Alberta ([[1979]]), [[Dalhousie University]] (1979), [[Queen's University, Canada|Queen’s University]] ([[1980]]), and [[University of Victoria]] ([[1982]]). ==References== * {{cite web|url=http://www.ubcsportshalloffame.com/cgi-bin/search.cgi?person_id=67&searchall=1|title=University of British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame profile}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Van Vliet, Maury}} [[Category:1913 births]] [[Category:2001 deaths]] [[Category:Canada's Sports Hall of Fame inductees]] [[Category:Canadian university and college faculty deans]] [[Category:Dalhousie University alumni]] [[Category:Dutch Americans]] [[Category:Officers of the Order of Canada]] [[Category:Oregon Ducks football players]] [[Category:People from Bellingham, Washington]] [[Category:People from the Greater Los Angeles Area]] [[Category:University of Alberta faculty]]