Paul Ziffren (July 18, 1913 – May 1991) was an American

sports administrator Sport management is the field of business dealing with sports and recreation. Sports management involves any combination of skills that correspond with planning, organizing, directing, controlling, budgeting, leading, or evaluating of any organiz ...

Education

Ziffren was a graduate of the

Northwestern University School of Law Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law is the law school of Northwestern University, a private research university. It is located on the university's Chicago campus. Northwestern Law has been ranked among the top 14, or "T14" law s ...

Career

During his career, Ziffren chaired the Democratic National Committee of California. In 1984, Ziffren was the chairman of the board of

Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inau ...

. For his contributions to sports, he was inducted in the

International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame The International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame ( he, יד לאיש הספורט היהודי, translit=Yad Le'ish HaSport HaYehudi) was opened July 7, 1981 in Netanya, Israel. It honors Jewish athletes and their accomplishments from anywhere arou ...

. His son

Ken Ziffren Ken Ziffren (born June 24, 1940) is an American entertainment attorney. In 1978, he co-founded the Century City-based entertainment law firm Ziffren Brittenham LLP. In 2014, Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti appointed Ziffren as the city's second ...

became a notable entertainment attorney.

References

{{reflist 1913 births 1991 deaths American sports executives and administrators International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame inductees Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law alumni