Jim Bayutti
Jim Bayutti AO OMRI (1924–1991) was an Italian-Australian engineer, sports administrator, and business leader.
Early life
[edit]Bayutti was born in Italy in 1924 and emigrated to Australia in 1949. In Australia, he worked as an engineer on the Snowy Mountains Scheme.[1]
Sporting administration
[edit]In 1954, Bayutti was founding president of Associazione Poli-sportiva Italo Australiana (APIA), an Italian-Australian sports club. While APIA was a multi-sport club, the soccer section became the most well known section.[2][3]
Bayutti was a vice president of the Australian Soccer Federation and president of the NSW Soccer Federation during the 1960s.[4]
Business
[edit]Bayutti founded Bayutti Contractors, a civil engineering company based in Sydney.[5][6]
During the 1970s, Bayutti spent five years as a member of the Qantas board.[7] Bayutti was named chairman of the New South Wales Urban Transit Authority in 1980.[8]
Honours
[edit]In 1970, he became a life member of the Australian Soccer Federation.[9] Bayutti was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in the 1975 Queen's Birthday Honours.[10] In 1981, Bayutti became a Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic.[11] Bayutti was an inaugural inductee in 1999 into the Australian Soccer Hall of Fame (now the Football Australia Hall of Fame).[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Multicultural pioneer". The Sydney Morning Herald. 6 February 1991. p. 4. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ^ "Request to Bayutti to reconsider resignation". The Sydney Morning Herald. 6 July 1967. p. 13. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ^ "The A.P.I.A. Association and the A.P.I.A. Club in Leichhardt, Sydney: A Brief History of Their Origins" (PDF). Italian Historical Society Journal. 9 (2): 13–19. July–December 2001. ISSN 1321-3881.
- ^ "On the go for Soccer". The Sydney Morning Herald. 25 April 1965. p. 55. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ^ "Make room for the new!". The Sydney Morning Herald. 17 June 1979. p. 42. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ^ Wilkins, Phil (18 May 1967). "'Go jump in the lake', said the Australian delegate". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 14. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ^ Sarno, Tony; Forbes, Mark (24 November 1985). "THE QANTAS BOARD". The Canberra Times. Vol. 60, no. 18, 317. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. p. 42. Retrieved 22 January 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "NSW transport team announced". The Canberra Times. Vol. 54, no. 16, 345. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 26 June 1980. p. 7. Retrieved 22 January 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Giacomo "Jim" Bayutti OA [sic]". Football Australia. 30 September 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ^ "Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) entry for Mr Giacomo Alberto Bayutti". Australian Honours Database. Canberra, Australia: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 9 June 1975. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
In recognition of service to the migrant community
- ^ "Bayutti Sig. Giacomo Alberto" (in Italian). Presidenza della Repubblica. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ^ "Hall of Fame - 1999 Inductees". Football Australia. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2025.