John Morrison (ice hockey, born 1945)

John Lewis Morrison (born April 6, 1945) is an American former ice hockey player and businessman, who played college hockey for the Yale Bulldogs. While at Yale, he was the school's all-time leading scorer and lead Team USA in scoring at the 1968 Winter Olympics.

Jack Morrison
Morrison (#10) at the 1968 Winter Olympics
Born (1945-04-06) April 6, 1945
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position Center
Shot Left
Played for Yale University
National team  United States
Playing career 1965–1968

After forgoing playing professional hockey and graduating from Harvard Business School, Morrison embarked on a business career. He became an executive at the Pillsbury Company and later founded an investment firm. Later, his grammar school and college friend, then-President George W. Bush, appointed Morrison to serve on the President's Intelligence Advisory Board.

Early life and hockey career

Morrison was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1945. He attended The Blake School in the Minneapolis suburb of Hopkins, Minnesota from 1953 until 1960.[1] After ninth grade, he transferred to Phillips Andover Academy, where he was the captain of both the hockey and tennis teams. Morrison built a reputation as one of the top youth hockey players in the country; even being lauded as “the best high school player in America” by Life magazine in 1963.[2] For his athletic achievements, he was later named an inagural member of the Andover Athletic Hall of Honor.

Morrison continued his hockey career at Yale University playing for the Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey team. He and the Yale team made it to the quarterfinals in the 1967 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey tournament. That year, Morrison was named an All-American player.[2] In addition, during his time at Yale, Morrison also won the William Neely Mallory Award.[3]

When Morrison graduated, he was the all-time leading scorer for men's hockey with 51 goals, 68 assists, and 119 points. He led the team in scoring his senior year with 49 points, the most for a Yale player in 40 years.[2]

Morrison was selected to play on the United States national team at the 1968 Winter Olympics. At the games, he led Team USA in scoring and was the team captain. However, that year, the Americans did not end up medaling in ice hockey.

During his time at Andover and Yale, Morrison became a close friend of George W. Bush.[4] They were also both members of the same fraternity.

Business career

Ending his hockey career, Morrison later pursued a Master of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School. Following his graduation, he worked at a nationwide investment banking firm.

Afterwards, Morrison worked for Minneapolis-based Pillsbury Company. His career at Pillsbury spanned 24 years, from 1975 until 1989. During his long tenure company, he held several different executive roles.[1] Following his time at Pillsbury, Morrison founded an investment firm, Goldner Hawn, in Minneapolis.[5] He lead the firm for several years.

From 2005 to 2010, Morrison served as a member of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board in the Bush administration.[6][7] He also was appointed by Bush to the Overseas Investment Commission.

Personal life

Morrison’s daughter, Kelly Morrison, currently serves in the Minnesota Senate. He is a direct descendant of Dorilus Morrison, the first mayor of Minneapolis.

Awards and honors
Award Year
All-ECAC Hockey First Team 1966–67
AHCA East All-American 1966–67

References
  1. "Alumni Awards - The Blake School". www.blakeschool.org. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
  2. Fleschner, Daniel K. (August 2003). Bulldogs on Ice: Yale University Men's Ice Hockey. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7385-1328-7.
  3. "William Neely Mallory Award - Yale". Archived from the original on 2018-11-06. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
  4. Mitchell, Bill (2002-08-10). "The First Son; George W. Bush had his rebellions". Poynter. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
  5. "The GHJ&M Team - Goldner Hawn Johnson & Morrison". www.ghjm.com. Archived from the original on 2012-05-07.
  6. Absher, Kenneth Michael; Desch, Michael C.; Popadiuk, Roman (2012-09-21). Privileged and Confidential: The Secret History of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0-8131-4062-9.
  7. "White House Appoints Members of President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board". irp.fas.org. Retrieved 2022-08-17.


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