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Frank Masley

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Frank Masley
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born(1960-06-30)June 30, 1960
Wilmington, Delaware
DiedSeptember 10, 2016(2016-09-10) (aged 56)
Wilmington, Delaware
EducationChristiana High School
Drexel University
Sport
SportLuge
Achievements and titles
1980, 1984, 1988
Updated on 18 September 2016

Francis Joseph "Frank" Masley (June 30, 1960 – September 10, 2016) was an American luger. He competed in the 1980, 1984, and 1988 Winter Olympics. He was the first Olympic flag-bearer in USA Luge history in the 1984 Olympic opening ceremonies.

Born in Wilmington, Delaware, Masley attended Christiana High School and later earned a degree in mechanical engineering from Drexel University.[1][2]

He died of melanoma on September 10, 2016, aged 56, at home in Wilmington, Delaware.[2][3]

Business career

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Frank founded Masley Enterprises INC in the basement of his own home in July 2000.[4]

Company Awards

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  • Small Business Administration Delaware Small Business 2010 Person of the Year [5]
  • White House and the Small Business Administration Champion for Change award in 2014[6][7]
  • Delaware State Chamber of Commerce 2016 Gilman award[8]

Athletic career

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Frank Masley started his luge career in the 1970s.[9] During his career, he would compete in 3 winter Olympics, and collect 10 US titles in both singles and double luge events.[10] Frank was the 1980, 1983, and 1984 doubles luge champion with his sliding partner, Raymond Bateman.[10] He was the first Olympic flag-bearer in USA Luge history[9] in the opening ceremonies of the 1984 Winter Olympic games.

In 1997 Masley was inducted into the Delaware Sports Hall of Fame.[11]

Frank Masley was also chosen as the first inductee to USA Luge's Hall of Fame.[12]

Awards Named After

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Two Awards were created in memory of Frank.

Frank Masley Champion Award from the Small Business Administration

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Source:[13]

  • 2017 Winner: Bob O’Brien, SCORE. Wilmington [14]
  • 2018 Winner: Michelle Morin, Delaware Office of Supplier Diversity, Dover[15]
  • 2019 Winner: Michael Bowman, Delaware Small Business Development Center Newark[16]

USA Luge Frank Masley Trophy

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Source:[17]

References

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  1. ↑ Tresolini, Kevin (September 10, 2016). "Olympic luger and flag-bearer, glove-maker Masley dies". The News Journal. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Frank Masley, a 3-time US Olympian in luge, dies at 56". Miami Herald. NBC News. Associated Press. September 10, 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2016.[dead link] Alt URL
  3. ↑ "Frank Joseph Masley". The News Journal. Legacy.com. September 14, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Masley Enterprises, Inc. - Technical Handwear Solutions". militarygloves.com. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
  5. ↑ "Small Business Administration award winners named". Newark Post. 26 March 2010. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
  6. ↑ "Donna and frank masley". The White House. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
  7. ↑ "Delaware business owner earns national award". delawareonline. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
  8. ↑ Canavan, Kathy (2016-11-09). "DSCC awards Frank and Donna Masley the 2016 Gilman Bowl". Delaware Business Times. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
  9. 1 2 "Article". Team USA. Archived from the original on September 12, 2016. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
  10. 1 2 "Frank Masley Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
  11. ↑ "Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame in Wilmington, Delaware - 1997". www.desports.org.
  12. ↑ "USA Luge creates HOF; Frank Masley 1st inductee". ESPN.com. 2016-12-28. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
  13. ↑ "The Frank Masley Champion Award". The Frank Masley Champion Award. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
  14. ↑ "Bridgeville creamery owner Vanderwende wins top SBA award for Delaware". Delaware Business Now. 2017-03-27. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
  15. ↑ Vuocolo, Alex (2018-05-14). "U.S. Small Business Administration announces 2018 award winners". Delaware Business Times. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
  16. ↑ Vuocolo, Alex (2019-03-21). "SBA Delaware announces small business award winners - DBT". Delaware Business Times. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
  17. ↑ "Frank Masley becomes first member of new USA Luge Hall of Fame". Team USA. Archived from the original on January 9, 2017. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
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