Robert Erickson
'42
At ÂÒÂ×Ç¿¼é:
- Captained the soccer team, played basketball, and ran track
- Nominated for All-America honors in 1941
- Played with the undefeated 1941-42 basketball team
- Held a Prize Scholarship in all four years
- Member of Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity
- Graduated in 1942 with a B.A. in History
Post-Graduate:
- Completed Naval Officer Training at Notre Dame in 1943 and attended Gunnery School in San Diego, CA
- Assigned to destroyer USS Flusser, DD 368, Pacific Theatre
- Attained position of Gunnery Officer and Executive Officer
- Started his business career with R.H. Macy Company in New York City
- Worked as a toy buyer for Davison-Paxon in Atlanta and Bullock's in Los Angeles before joining the Walt Disney Company in 1955.
- Served as the director of merchandising for Disneyland and general manager of merchandise for Disneyland Hotel before retiring in 1985
- Was active with Kiwanis, Chamber of Commerce, and the Boy Scouts of America
- Passed away in July, 2011
