) ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁chief ▁athlet ic ▁tra iner ▁at ▁Pur due ▁University ▁in ▁West ▁La f ay ette , ▁Indiana ▁and ▁former ▁executive ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Athlet ic ▁Train ers ' ▁Association ▁( N ATA ). ▁P ink y ▁New ell ▁is ▁cred ited ▁with ▁changing ▁the ▁profession ▁of ▁athlet ic ▁training ▁from ▁a ▁craft ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁dynamic ▁characters ▁to ▁an ▁al lied ▁health ▁profession ▁that ▁is ▁appreciated ▁by ▁the ▁entire ▁medical ▁community . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁acknowled ged ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁found ers ▁of ▁the ▁N ATA . ▁" When ▁P ink y ▁was ▁the ▁N ATA ▁executive ▁secretary ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁one - man ▁operation ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁administration ▁goes ", ▁says ▁O th o ▁Davis , ▁M Ed , ▁A TC ▁former ▁executive ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁N ATA ▁and ▁former ▁head ▁athlet ic ▁tra iner ▁for ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁E ag les . ▁P ink y ▁was ▁seen ▁by ▁many ▁as ▁the ▁" F ather ▁of ▁Modern ▁Athlet ic ▁Training ". ▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁En id , ▁Oklahoma ▁he ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Staff ord , ▁Kansas . ▁After ▁accepting ▁a ▁football ▁scholar ship ▁to ▁Pur due ▁University ▁he ▁played ▁center ▁for ▁the ▁Bo il erm akers ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁gradu ating ▁with ▁a ▁Bach elor ' s ▁D eg ree ▁in ▁Phys ical ▁Education . ▁His ▁senior ▁year , ▁New ell ' s ▁advis