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John McCarthy
John McCarthy is the former executive director of the International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA).
McCarthy was appointed the executive director in September, 1981, several months after IHRSA was formed by the merger of two national club associations. Prior to his leadership role with IHRSA, McCarthy was the executive director of a regional trade association for sports clubs in New England, which operates today as the New England Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association (NEHRSA).
From 1975-1978, he was part owner and general manager of the Wimbledon Tennis Club located outside Boston, Massachusetts. McCarthy started his career in the sports and fitness arena in 1958, when he was drafted by the New York Knicks basketball team. He went on to tour with the Harlem Globetrotters, playing for their opponents, the College All-Stars.
Later, in the 1960's and early 1970's, he was a basketball and tennis coach and a theology teacher at colleges in Minnesota and Massachusetts. McCarthy received his undergraduate degree at the University of Notre Dame. He holds masters degrees in philosophy, theology and business administration.
A native of Chicago, Illinois, McCarthy now lives near Boston, Massachusetts with his wife and four children.
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