Philip H. Iselin Explained

Philip H. Iselin
Birth Date:1 September 1902
Birth Place:Port Washington, New York, US
Death Place:New York City, US
Occupation:Clothing manufacturer, sports team owner, racetrack owner
Spouse:Betty Bing
Children:2
Boards:Korell Corporation, New York Jets, Monmouth Park Racetrack
Honors:Philip H. Iselin Stakes at Monmouth Park

Philip H. Iselin (September 1, 1902 – December 28, 1976) was a New York City women's apparel manufacturer who was a shareholder and President of the New York Jets football team and Chairman of Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport, New Jersey. He was a member of the original Board of Directors that bought the New York Titans in 1963 and renamed the franchise the Jets. In 1968, he succeeded Donald C. Lillis as President of the Jets.[1]

A member of The Jockey Club, Iselin and Amory L. Haskell headed a group of investors who founded the Monmouth Park Jockey Club in 1944 to build a new Thoroughbred horse racing facility in Oceanport, New Jersey. The track opened in 1946 and Iselin served as treasurer of the Monmouth Park Jockey Club until 1968 when he was appointed President.[2] [3]

While at work in the New York Jets Manhattan offices, Iselin died after suffering his second heart attack in three months.

Son James "Jimmy" Iselin became a racehorse trainer.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Jets Name Iselin To Top Exec's Post . Chicago Daily Defender . August 7, 1968.
  2. Web site: RACING PLAN BEFORE SEC; Monmouth Park Jockey Club Files Details of Financing. October 26, 1944. NYTimes.com.
  3. Web site: Archived copy . 2009-12-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304130439/http://www.monmouthpark.com/uploadedFiles/History.pdf . 2016-03-04 . dead .