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Terry Allvord | |
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Alma mater | Naval Air Station Pensacola |
Awards | Veterans Advantage Hero Vet. [1] |
Military service | |
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.
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.
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]
In 2003, he was selected as a Veterans Advantage Hero Vet. [1]
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Terry Allvord | |
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Personal details | |
Alma mater | Naval Air Station Pensacola |
Awards | Veterans Advantage Hero Vet. [1] |
Military service | |
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.
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.
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]
In 2003, he was selected as a Veterans Advantage Hero Vet. [1]