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| honorific_prefix = | name = Sir Arthur George | honorific_suffix = AO | birth_name = Athanasios Theodore Tzortzatos | birth_date = {{birth date|1915|01|17|df=yes}} | birth_place = Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | death_date = {{death date and age|2013|09|04|1915|01|17|df=yes}} | death_place = | death_cause = | nationality = Australian | ethnicity = | education = Sydney Boys High School | occupation = Lawyer | years_active = 1938–1980 | organization = | agent = | known_for = | title = | term = | predecessor = | successor = | boards = | religion = | denomination = | spouse = Renee Freeleagus (married 1939) | children = | parents = | relatives = | awards = | footnotes = | box_width = }}Sir Arthur Thomas George AO, born Athanasios Theodore Tzortzatos[1] (17 January 1915 – 4 September 2013),[2] was an Australian lawyer and association football administrator.[3] Early lifeGeorge was born in Sydney, Australia to parents of Greek ancestry and was schooled at Kensington Public School.[4] He later attended Sydney Boys High School from 1928 to 1937 [5] before taking the Solicitors Admission Board test and being admitted as a solicitor in 1938.[3] SoccerGeorge was President of the Australian Soccer Federation between 1969 and 1988. From 1978–1982 he was president of the Oceania Football Confederation.[6] He was appointed to the FIFA Executive Committee in 1980.[7][8][9][10][11][12][13] HonoursGeorge was knighted in 1972 in recognition of service to the Australian/Greek community.[14] He was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in 1987 in recognition of service to the community and to education.[15] In 1994, FIFA awarded him the gold Order of Merit—the organisation's highest honour.[16] He was awarded the Centenary Medal in 2001 for service to Australian society through law, education and sport.[17] References1. ^{{cite news | url=http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&docID=news880726_0252_0967 | title=Mr Soccer won more than he lost | work=The Sydney Morning Herald | date=27 July 1988 | accessdate=16 January 2013 | author=Cockerill, Michael}} {{DEFAULTSORT:George, Arthur}}{{Australia-footy-bio-stub}}2. ^{{cite web | url=http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/article/2013/09/04/former-asf-president-arthur-george-dies-98 | title=Former ASF president Arthur George dies at 98 | publisher=Special Broadcasting Service | work=The World Game | date=4 September 2013 | accessdate=11 December 2014 | quote=During much of his tenure at the ASF, he also served on the FIFA executive, the first Australian to do so.}} 3. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.theorderofaustralia.asn.au/quiet_australians/database/extra/extra76.pdf|title=SIR ARTHUR THOMAS GEORGE AO|publisher=Order of Australia Association|accessdate=2009-04-01}} 4. ^{{cite book|last=Tamis|first=Anastasios M. |title=The Greeks in Australia |publisher=Cambridge University Press|year=2005|isbn=0-521-54743-1}} 5. ^http://www.shsobu.org.au/wp-content/uploads/imperial-honours.pdf 6. ^https://web.archive.org/web/20091006064630/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofcorgcontent/history.ofcpc 7. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/newscentre/news/newsid=71614.html|title=Anniversary with nine FIFA Order of Merit Awards|date=9 August 1996|publisher=FIFA|accessdate=2009-04-03}} 8. ^{{cite news | url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/football/after-32-years-on-the-sidelines-its-back-to-the-future-for-the-socceroos-in-germany/2006/05/11/1146940675226.html | title=After 32 years on the sidelines it's back to the future for the Socceroos in Germany | work=The Sydney Morning Herald | date=12 May 2006 | last=Huxley | first=John}} 9. ^{{cite news | url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/Editorial/Government-steered-into-a-tight-spot/2005/03/11/1110417682828.html | title=Pitching for Asia | work=The Sydney Morning Herald | date=12 March 2005 | accessdate=2009-04-03}} 10. ^{{cite news | url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/04/11/1049567879887.html | title=Can one man save soccer? | work=The Sydney Morning Herald | date=12 April 2003 | accessdate=2009-04-03 | last=Cockerill | first=Michael}} 11. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofcorgcontent/history.ofcpc |title=History |last=Dempsey |first=Charles |publisher=Oceania Football Confederation |accessdate=2009-04-01 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090303110354/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofcorgcontent/history.ofcpc |archivedate=3 March 2009 |deadurl=yes |df= }} 12. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.burkes-peerage.net/familyhomepage.aspx?FID=0&FN=GEORGEARTHUR|title=Family Record - Arthur George|publisher=Burke's Peerage and Gentry|accessdate=2009-04-01}} 13. ^{{cite news|url=http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/blogs/lesmurray/5-35767/ |title=With friends like Australia... |last=Murray |first=Les |date=16 July 2003 |work=The World Game |publisher=SBS |accessdate=2009-04-01 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224014727/http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/blogs/lesmurray/5-35767/ |archivedate=2012-02-24 |df= }} 14. ^{{Cite It's an Honour |ausawardid=1083293 |date=3 June 1972 |recipient=GEORGE, Arthur Thomas |award=Knight Bachelor|citation=In recognition of service to the Australian/Greek community |postscript= |accessdate=11 December 2014 }} 15. ^{{Cite It's an Honour |ausawardid=872487|date=8 June 1987|recipient=GEORGE, Arthur Thomas |award=Officer of the Order of Australia|citation=In recognition of service to the community and to education |postscript=AO |accessdate=11 December 2014 }} 16. ^Key Australian soccer administrator Arthur George dies, aged 98, ABC News, 4 September 2013. 17. ^It's an Honour: Centenary Medal 10 : 1915 births|2013 deaths|Australian soccer chairmen and investors|Association football executives|Australian solicitors|Australian Knights Bachelor|Officers of the Order of Australia|Recipients of the Centenary Medal|Australian people of Greek descent|Football Hall of Fame (Australia) inductees |
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