Thomas F. Fennell

Thomas F. Fennell

Thomas Francis Fennell II, (Born March 1, 1904; Died May 23, 1991) is an athlete and member of the Cornell Athletic Hall of Fame.

Hall Of Fame

Fennell was named to Cornell's Athletic Hall of Fame [1] in 1989. The Cornell Athletic Hall of Fame states that: Thomas F. Fennell II '26 lettered in football as left end, 1925. Won University heavyweight boxing championship as a freshman, junior and senior. Assistant football coach under Gil Dobie, from fall 1927-31 while attending Cornell Law School; earned his LLB degree June 1929. In 1925, when Fennell played as Defensive end (DE), Cornell had a 7 and 1 year.

Fennell's Uncle, Thomas Francis Fennell, Class of 1896, is also a Cornell Athletic Hall of Famer.

History

Fennell was born March 1, 1904. Fennell obtained undergraduate (1926) and law degree (1929) from Cornell. While at Cornell Fennell excelled in both football and boxing. Fennell is a 1929 graduate of Cornell Law School. Fennell was first an associate, then a partner at Shearman & Sterling. He was an expert in labor arbitration. Fennell became partner at the Manhattan firm of Shearman & Sterling in 1943 (Mr. Shearman and Mr. Sterling and how They Grew, 1963). Fennell later became of counsel to the firm in 1987. He was an innovator in arbitration and represented several private bus companies in New York City, as well as many other clients.

From 1972 to 1988, he handled arbitration involving the Algerian National Oil Company and the construction of a pipeline by a consortium of French and Italian companies. Other clients included Godfrey Stillman Rockefeller, grandson of William Rockefeller founder of Standard Oil and the Georgia-Pacific Corporation. [2] [3] [4]

Fennell died in 1991 in his Manhattan apartment of cardiac arrest.

External Links

• New York Times - September 29, 1925 - TWO CORNELL MEN OUT.; But Fennell and Isaly Are Expected Back in Line-Up Soon.
• New York Times - October 7, 1925 - CORNELL STARS STILL OUT.; Fennell, Wakeman, Isaly on Sidelines as Varsity Scrimmages
• New York Times - October 29, 1925 - DOBIE DRILLS HARD ON AN AIR DEFENSE; Anticipates Passing Attack From Columbia and Keeps Squad Late on Such Plays
• New York Times - May 25, 1991 - Thomas F. Fennell
• New York Times - August 20, 2008 - FENNELL, THOMAS FRANCIS III (Paid Death Notice - Fennell's Son dies)
• Cornell Athletic Hall of Fame - Thomas F Fennell II
• Court Record - SHULOF v. ROCKEFELLER 1963
• Court Record - SHULOF v. ROCKEFELLER 1963
• Court Record - GAYNOR v. Georgia-Pacific Corporation

References

Mr. Shearman and Mr. Sterling and how They Grew, 1963, Yale University Press