George Jarvis
Baseball/Basketball, 1949
2006 Letterwinner of Distinction
2006 Letterwinner of Distinction
A Syracuse University baseball and basketball letterwinner, George Jarvis played for the Orange from 1946 through 1949. Prior to enrolling at Syracuse, Jarvis played professional baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals in the minor league system before his baseball career was interrupted by his service in the Army Air Corps. He was discharged in December, 1945 after serving in the China, Burma, India theatre. He enrolled at Syracuse in January, 1946. During his undergraduate career, Jarvis was also a member of the Orange Key Honor Society, earning the Outstanding Junior award in 1948. He earned his degree in physical education in 1949.
After graduation, Jarvis worked for the Equitable Life Assurance Society and was a member of the organization’s basketball team in the New York City Industrial League for three years. He also played semi-pro basketball for a Connecticut team.
In 1951, Jarvis joined the Federal Bureau of Investigation as a special agent where he worked in Los Angeles for two years before moving to San Francisco. He specialized in organized crime and sports betting until his retirement in 1976. He began working as a security representative for the National Basketball Association’s Golden State Warriors and held that position for 17 years. During that time, he also worked as a security representative for Major League Baseball covering the San Francisco Giants and the Oakland Athletics.
Jarvis was Deacon for the San Francisco Lakeside Presbyterian Church, where he also served as softball and basketball coach, and coached San Bruno Pee Wee football for 10 years. He is a member of Elks, Masons, and the Society of Former Special Agents of FBI and a lifetime member of the Old Time Athletics Organization. In 1973, he served as president of the Old Timers Baseball Association of San Francisco. Jarvis currently helps run sports programs for the local chapter of the Former Special Agents of the FBI, the Elks and the Methodist Church.
