Jack Neumann was inducted into the CoSIDA Hall of Fame in 2004 at the convention in Calgary and received a 25-Year Award that same year. Neumann was the recipient of the Warren Berg Award in 2012 and the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018. He served on the CoSIDA Board of Directors as a college division representative from 1989-90 through 1991-92.
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Sports information legend Neumann honoured
Longtime Calgary SID inducted into Canada West Hall of Fame
EDMONTON - A giant in the sports information profession, Jack Neumann was announced Tuesday as the latest inductee into the Canada West Hall of Fame.
Over more than three decades at the University of Calgary, Neumann was a trailblazer in sports information, as he helped pave the way for standardization in many areas of communications for university sport across the country.
While his impact continues to be felt across Canada, he also played a key role in the broader professionalization of sports info across North America through his involvement with College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
From 1990 to 1992, he was the first Canadian to serve on CoSIDA's Board of Directors and in 2004 he became the first Canadian SID to be inducted into the organization's Hall of Fame.
Jack Neumann Canada West Hall of Fame Bio (link)
NAME: Jack Neumann
UNIVERSITY: Calgary
CATEGORY (Student-Athlete, Coach, Builder): Builder
SPORT: Open
YEARS ACTIVE: 1978-2012
HIGHLIGHTS:
- Trailblazing sports information director at Calgary
- First Canadian inducted into CoSIDA Hall of Fame
- Dinos Hall of Fame inductee
BIOGRAPHY:
Jack Neumann’s 34-year career at the University of Calgary touched the lives of countless student-athletes, coaches, alumni, and members of the community.
A native of Saskatoon, Neumann was hired in 1978. As one of the first full-time Sports Information Directors in the country, he was a trailblazer, pushing sports information forward by building local, national, and international contacts in the media and the sports world.
Neumann served as president of the Canadian SID association, advancing the profession across the country and helping pave the way for standardization in many areas of communications for university sport.
Throughout his career, Neumann was an active participant and member of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). From 1990 to 1992, he was the first Canadian to serve on CoSIDA's Board of Directors and in 2004 he became the first Canadian SID to be inducted into the organization's Hall of Fame. In 2012, Neumann was presented with CoSIDA's Warren Berg Award, recognizing his longtime contributions to the profession.
His other honours include the Order of the University of Calgary and Calgary Italian Sportsman's Club lifetime achievement award, both awarded in 2005. Neumann received induction into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in 2006 as winner of the Achievement Award for his more than three decades of dedication and service to amateur sport in Alberta. In 2008, he became the first non-player to receive the Dinos Football Distinguished Alumni Award.
After moving on from his SID position in 2007, Neuman worked as alumni relations coordinator for five years until his retirement in 2012, when he was inducted in the Dinos Hall of Fame.
ABOUT THE CANADA WEST HALL OF FAME
For the last century, organized university sport has been a central part of the student experience at institutions across Western Canada. Beginning with the University of Manitoba capturing the first Western Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Union (WCIAU) men's hockey banner in 1919-20, student-athletes have been competing to reach their full potential in sport and the classroom, while enriching campus life.
To commemorate 100 years of university sport across Western Canada, the Canada West Hall of Fame was created in the spring of 2019, with the first induction class set to be unveiled throughout the 2019-20 season.
VISIT: CanadaWestHallofFame.org