William Thayer Tutt

Who was William Thayer Tutt?

William Thayer Tutt was an executive for several ice hockey leagues and organizations. He is the son of Charles L. Tutt, and has two brothers, Charles L. Tutt and Russel Thayer Tutt, and one sister.

William married Margaret Bradford Timmons on November 4, 1932. Later he married former figure skating champion Yvonne Sherman.

Tutt was instrumental in bring the first NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championships to the Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He would also help bring the Soviet Union's ice hockey team to the United States for the first time in 1959. From 1966 to 1969, he was president of the International Ice Hockey Federation.

In the 1970s, when word got out that the United States Olympic Committee was looking for a newer, more modern home, he helped convince the committee to move to Colorado Springs.

Also in the 1970s, Tutt was instrumental in bringing the United States Figure Skating Association headquarters to Colorado Springs as he arranged the purchase and transfer of the land for the new building. He also helped to bring the World Figure Skating Championships to the Broadmoor.