- Presdient of U.S. Olympic Committee, 1928-1952.
- President of International Olympic Committee, 1952-1972.
- Inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame, 1983 (charter member).
- Inducted into the National Track & Field Hall of Fame in 1974 (inaugural class).
- Member of the U.S. team at the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm; finished 15th in the decathlon and 5th in the pentathlon.
- A passionate collector of Asian art, he was the founding benefactor of the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, and donated over 7,700 Asian art objects to the Museum.
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