SPORTS INFORMATION
William and Mary Alumni Magazine | Fall 2006, Vol. 72, No. 1
The World Golf Hall of Fame will induct the late Mark H. McCormack '51, L.H.D. '97 as a member of the Class of 2006 in the lifetime achievement category. A four-year member of the College's varsity golf team. McCormack was inducted into the W&M Hall of Fame in 1969.
McCormack made his legacy by starting International Management Group Inc. — IMG, the largest sports agency firm in the world. In 1990, Sports Illustrated named McCormack "the most powerful man in sports." In 1999, ESPN's Sports Century series chose him as one of the "10 Most Influential People in the Business of Sport."
An avid supporter of W&M athletics, McCormack donated millions of dollars over the years. In 1994, he and his wife, tennis pro Betsy Nagelsen, funded the construction of the College's indoor tennis facility, the McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center.
McCormack passed away in May 2003. At the time, then-President Timothy J. Sullivan '66 said, "Mark's influence on W&M can be seen not only in the physical buildings he made possible by his generosity, but in the highest level of excellence he expected from his alma mater."
The induction will be held Oct. 30 in St. Augustine, Fla., and will include an introduction by McCormack's friend and first client, Arnold Palmer.
