Jim Bayutti

Jim Bayutti AO OMRI (1924–1991) was an Italian-Australian engineer, sports administrator, and business leader.

Early life

Bayutti was born in Italy in 1924 and emigrated to Australia in 1949. In Australia, he worked as an engineer on the Snowy Mountains Scheme.[1]

Sporting administration

In 1954, Bayutti was founding president of Associazione Poli-sportiva Italo Australiana (APIA), an Italian-Australian sports club. While APIA was a multi-sport club, the soccer section became the most well known section.[2][3]

Bayutti was a vice president of the Australian Soccer Federation and president of the NSW Soccer Federation during the 1960s.[4]

Business

Bayutti founded Bayutti Contractors, a civil engineering company based in Sydney.[5][6]

During the 1970s, Bayutti spent five years as a member of the Qantas board.[7] Bayutti was named chairman of the New South Wales Urban Transit Authority in 1980.[8]

Honours

In 1970, he became a life member of the Australian Soccer Federation.[9] Bayutti was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in the 1975 Queen's Birthday Honours.[10] In 1981, Bayutti became a Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic.[11] Bayutti was an inaugural inductee in 1999 into the Australian Soccer Hall of Fame (now the Football Australia Hall of Fame).[12]

References

1. "Multicultural pioneer". The Sydney Morning Herald. 6 February 1991. p. 4. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
2. "Request to Bayutti to reconsider resignation". The Sydney Morning Herald. 6 July 1967. p. 13. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
3. "The A.P.I.A. Association and the A.P.I.A. Club in Leichhardt, Sydney: A Brief History of Their Origins" (PDF). Italian Historical Society Journal. 9 (2): 13–19. July–December 2001. ISSN 1321-3881.
4. "On the go for Soccer". The Sydney Morning Herald. 25 April 1965. p. 55. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
5. "Make room for the new!". The Sydney Morning Herald. 17 June 1979. p. 42. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
6. Wilkins, Phil (18 May 1967). "'Go jump in the lake', said the Australian delegate". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 14. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
7. Sarno, Tony; Forbes, Mark (24 November 1985). "THE QANTAS BOARD". The Canberra Times. Vol. 60, no. 18, 317. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. p. 42. Retrieved 22 January 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
8. "NSW transport team announced". The Canberra Times. Vol. 54, no. 16, 345. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 26 June 1980. p. 7. Retrieved 22 January 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
9. "Giacomo "Jim" Bayutti OA [sic]". Football Australia. 30 September 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
10. "Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) entry for Mr Giacomo Alberto Bayutti". Australian Honours Database. Canberra, Australia: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 9 June 1975. Retrieved 22 January 2025. In recognition of service to the migrant community
11. "Bayutti Sig. Giacomo Alberto" (in Italian). Presidenza della Repubblica. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
12. "Hall of Fame - 1999 Inductees". Football Australia. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2025.