Frank M. Smith Jr.

He began his academic career at the prestigious prep school Deerfield Academy (class of 1945).

Immediately following his graduation he entered World War II serving for the U.S. Army in Germany.

Frank was responsible for creating an unrivaled relationship with The Masters on CBS, where it remains still this day.

[1] After leaving CBS, Frank became the first paid president of the National Golf Foundation, located in Palm Beach, Florida in 1982.

He would later go on to be the head of the U.S. Equestrian team and develop a company called Playfone, responsible for integrating personal headsets for fans at the U.S. Open and the Super Bowl.