Billy Payne was named president and chief executive officer of the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games. He was the first person both to lead an Olympic bid effort and then to continue as top administrator for the Games. This article is about the state capital of Georgia. ... For months before the Olympic Games, runners relay the Olympic Flame from Olympia to the opening ceremony. ...
It was announced on May 5, 2006, that Billy Payne,is replacing Hootie Johnson as chairman of Augusta National Golf Club, home of the Masters.
Before and during his third term, he worked closely with Young, Atlanta Olympics organizing committee chair BillyPayne, and others to bring the 1996 Olympic Games to Atlanta.
Although Payne, Young, and others were more intimately involved in the bid to bring the 1996 Olympic Games to Atlanta, Jackson assisted the effort and represented the city at the 1992 games in Barcelona, Spain.
During the 1980s Jackson mended ties with much of the white business community, and as a result more of his support crossed racial and economic lines.
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