Partridge, John Myron

John Myron Partridge was an educator and athletics official in Southern Nevada for thirty years. He moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in the early 1950s and helped found the Southern Nevada Officials Association in 1954. He was the State Commissioner of the Nevada State American Softball Association and he helped organize track and field competitions in Las Vegas and the surrounding areas. He also wrote the book Job Training Opportunities for Young People in Las Vegas, published in 1952. Myron Partridge Stadium on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas was named in his honor.