▁( DIS H ▁Network ). ▁ ▁Good friend ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁founder ▁and ▁Chair man ▁of ▁Sports ▁F ans ▁Co al ition , ▁a ▁coal ition ▁of ▁sports ▁activ ists , ▁fighting ▁to ▁give ▁sports ▁fans ▁greater ▁voice ▁in ▁public ▁policy ▁impact ing ▁professional ▁and ▁colleg iate ▁sports . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Sports ▁F ans ▁Co al ition ▁Website ▁ ▁Category : American ▁activ ists ▁Category : American ▁law y ers ▁Category : American ▁political ▁comment ators ▁Category : American ▁radio ▁personal ities ▁Category : B elo it ▁College ▁al umn i ▁Category : 1 9 6 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people <0x0A> </s> ▁Val fr id ▁Ern hard ▁" P oj u " ▁N yk än en , ▁born ▁ 8 ▁January ▁ 1 8 9 4 , ▁died ▁February ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁was ▁a ▁Finn ish ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁f ighter ▁pilot ▁of ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Russian ▁Air ▁Service . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁Finn ish ▁f ighter ▁pilot . ▁ ▁N yk än en ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁Kaz an ▁Military ▁Academy ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁and ▁served ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Russian ▁Army ▁on ▁the ▁Western ▁Front ▁in ▁Poland . ▁Following ▁training ▁at ▁Se v ast opol ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁f ighter ▁pilot ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁As ▁a ▁N ieu port ▁pilot ▁N yk än en ▁fle w ▁on ▁the ▁C au cas us ▁Front ▁with ▁four ▁aer ial ▁vict ories . ▁N yk än en ▁claimed