EXHIBIT 24.1 POWER OF ATTORNEY ----------------- The undersigned directors and officers of Brunswick Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), do hereby nominate, constitute and appoint Victoria J. Reich and Richard S. O'Brien and each of them individually, the true and lawful attorney or attorneys of the undersigned, with power to act with or without the others and with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as directors and officers of the Company, the Annual Report of the Company on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000 and any and all amendments thereto; and each of the undersigned hereby ratifies and approves all that said attorneys or any of them shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney in one or more counterparts on the date set opposite his or her name. Capacity Signature Date - -------- --------- ---- Chairman of the Board, /s/ George W. Buckley February 6, 2001 Chief Executive Officer --------------------- (Principal Executive George W. Buckley Officer) and Director Director /s/ Nolan D. Archibald February 6, 2001 ---------------------- Nolan D. Archibald Director /s/ Dorrit J. Bern February 6, 2001 ------------------ Dorrit J. Bern Director /s/ Jeffrey L. Bleustein February 6, 2001 ------------------------ Jeffrey L. Bleustein Director /s/ Michael J. Callahan February 6, 2001 ----------------------- Michael J. Callahan Capacity Signature Date - -------- --------- ---- Director /s/ Manuel A. Fernandez February 6, 2001 ----------------------- Manuel A. Fernandez Vice Chairman /s/ Peter B. Hamilton February 6, 2001 and Director --------------------- Peter B. Hamilton Director /s/ Peter Harf February 6, 2001 -------------- Peter Harf Director /s/ Jay W. Lorsch February 6, 2001 ----------------- Jay W. Lorsch Director /s/ Bettye Martin Musham February 6, 2001 ------------------------ Bettye Martin Musham Director /s/ Kenneth Roman February 6, 2001 ----------------- Kenneth Roman Director /s/ Robert L. Ryan February 6, 2001 ------------------ Robert L. Ryan Director /s/ Roger W. Schipke February 6, 2001 -------------------- Roger W. Schipke 2