Howard Miles Schmertz (June 9, 1925 – March 27, 2014) was the meet director for the

Millrose Games The Millrose Games is an annual indoor athletics meet (track and field) held each February in New York City. They started taking place at the Armory in Washington Heights in 2012, after having taken place in Madison Square Garden from 1914 to 2011 ...

from 1975 to 2003. He succeeded his father,

Fred Schmertz Fred Schmertz (November 10, 1888 – March 25, 1976) was a founder member of the Millrose Athletic Association in 1908 and the Millrose Games in 1914. For the latter, he was meet director between 1934 and 1974. Schmertz acted as assistant meet d ...

in the role. Under the direction of Howard and his father, the Millrose Games has become one of the world's foremost international indoor track and field meets. In 2007, he was inducted into the Millrose Games Hall of Fame, again alongside his father. In 2012, Schmertz was inducted into the United States Track and Field Hall of Fame alongside his father.

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