What is Tom Jernstedt?
'''Tom Jernstedt ''' (November 24, 1944 – September 6, 2020) was an American basketball administrator. He worked for the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] from 1972 until 2010. He was honored into the [[National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame]] as a contributor in 2010 and the [[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame]] in 2017. He was born in [[McMinnville, Oregon]]. Jernstedt died on September 6, 2020 from a [[heart attack]] in [[Tequesta, Florida]], aged 75.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/08/sports/ncaabasketball/tom-jernstedt-dead.html Tom Jernstedt, an Architect of March Madness, Dies at 75] at ''[[The New York Times]]''</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Jernstedt, Tom}} [[Category:1944 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from myocardial infarction]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Oregon]] {{sports-bio-stub}}