Arne Argus Explained

Birth Date:21 December 1924
Birth Place:Bodafors, Sweden
Death Date:8 November 2008
Office:president of the International Bandy Federation
Term:1967–1971
Office1:chairman of Swedish Bandy Association
Term1:1964–1970

Arne Argus, (born 21 December 1924 in Bodafors, Sweden – 8 November 2008) was a Swedish newspaper journalist and sports executive. He started his 50-year newspaper career as a sports journalist in the area of Nässjö and Eksjö and ended it with 14 years as the CEO for newspaper Östgöta Correspondenten in Linköping.[1]

In the years 1964 through 1970 he was the chairman of Swedish Bandy Association, and from 1967 to 1971 the president of the International Bandy Federation.[2] He also served for 20 years on the board of Swedish Sports Confederation and eleven years on the board of Sveriges Television, the Swedish public service broadcasting television company.

Argus has also written books, mainly about bandy, for instance 100 Bandyfinaler (1998), Bandy i 100 år (2002) and Bandy-Jubel (2005). He also produced books for jubilees, like Nässjö IF 50 år (1949), Nässjö IF 100 år (1999), Smålands Idrottsförbund 50 år (1952) and Smålands Idrottsförbund 100 år (2001).[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.svenskbandy.se/t2c.aspx?p=1400590&x=1&a=1151233 Svenska Bandyförbundet 10 november 2008 – Arne Argus har avlidit
  2. Web site: Federation of International Bandy. https://web.archive.org/web/20111018073000/http://www.internationalbandy.com/viewNavMenu.do?menuID=13. 18 October 2011. 2 September 2011.
  3. http://www.vetlandabk.com/argus.htm Vetlanda BK – Författare och utgivare