FIBA Hall of Fame
    Edward S. STEITZ (USA)

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    2007
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    Category | Contributor Date of Birth | 07.11.1920 Date of Death | 21.05.1990 Country | USA

    Highlights

    • Authored more than 300 articles on basketball and its rules

    • Director of the School of Physical Education at Springfield College: 1950-1956

    • Assistant Athletic Director of Springfield College: 1954-1956

    • Chairman of the Research Committee of the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), in the U.S.A.: 1954-1966

    • Basketball head coach of Springfield College: 1956-1966

    • Athletic Director of Springfield College: 1956-1989

    • National Chairman of the YMCA Basketball Championship Committee: 1957-1965

    • Professor of Physical Education at Springfield College: 1961-1989

    • Secretary, editor and national interpreter of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Rules Committee: 1965-1990

    • Member of the Technical Commission of FIBA

    • Original founder of the Amateur Basketball Association of the United States of America (ABAUSA), now USA Basketball: 1974

    • President of ABAUSA

    • Treasurer and Central Board member of COPABA (current FIBA Americas)

    Distinctions & Recognitions

    • Edward S. Steitz will be always remembered for his outstanding contributions and influence, both in the United States and internationally, in the field of the basketball rules

    • NABC (National Association of Basketball Coaches) Metropolitan Award in 1974

    • The Edward S. Steitz Award, awarded by USA Basketball since 1991, ""recognizes and individual for her or his outstanding contributions to international basketball""