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| A part of Stanford's athletics department for more than 30 years and an uncompromising foe of “free rides” for athletes, Masters became head of the department starting in 1946. A former captain of Stanford's soccer team, he graduated in 1924 with a degree in geology. Having survived a scare of cancer in 1957, he managed to sit in on a key meeting of the Pacific Coast Conference, keeping the conference together after rumors spread that the Indians would leave the PCC to join the Big Six. He helped lay the groundwork for the Rose Bowl between the winners of the conference and the Big Ten and also pioneered radio and televsion contracts for the conference. Masters also helped to establish the Hall of Fame in 1954. He was a manager of the 1948 Olympic Track and Field team and assistant manager for the 1932 and 1936 Games. | |||||||||||
