joseph a. neville
Year of Birth:
1900
Immortal:
Yes
OwnerBreeder:
Yes
Executive Official:
Yes
Owner:
Yes
Executive:
Yes
Elected as Immortal:
1975
Year of Death:
1960
Biography:
History will record Joseph A. Neville as being the founder, in 1946, of the Little Brown Jug. It was "Jugger Joe" who lifted a harness race at a county fair to an internationally acclaimed competition. Neville served as a USTA director for sixteen years, as the association's general counsel from 1958-59, and then was chairman of the District 1 board. Neville was also a member of The Hambletonian Society, a steward of The Trotting Horse Club of America and a vice-president of the Grand Circuit. Moreover, he was an active participant as a harness horse owner, his trotter Milestone and pacers Eddie Havens and Iosola's Ensign being well known. Joseph A. Neville died in 1960.
Published in the Harness Racing Museum's 1994 book, The Immortals