Category | Contributor Date of Birth | 06.04.1924 Date of Death | 06.12.2017 Country | USA
Highlights
Bachelor of Science in Education at the Ohio Northern University in 1949
Masters of Education from the University of Buffalo in 1954
Honorary PhD in Public Service from the Ohio Northern University in 1989
Head Basketball Coach at Wharton High School: 1949-1951
Head Basketball Coach and Athletic Director of Erie County Community College: 1954-1969
Member of the Board of Directors of the United States Olympic Committee (USOC): 1967-2003
President of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA): 1967-1969
Executive Director of the NJCAA: 1969-2004
President of ABAUSA (current USA Basketball): 1976-1980
Member of the Executive Committee of COPABA/FIBA Americas: 1979-present
Vice President of COPABA (current FIBA Americas): 1979-1983
Member of the FIBA Central Board: 1980-1998
President of COPABA (current FIBA Americas): 1983-1987
Treasurer of COPABA/FIBA Americas: 1987-present
Vice President and Member of the Board of the International University Sports Federation (FISU): 1987-1995
FIBA President: 1990-1998
First Vice President of FISU: 1995-1999
Member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC): 1996-1998
Honorary FIBA President: 1998-present
President of FISU: 1999-present
Distinctions & Recognitions
United States Olympic Committee (USOC) Commendation in 1976 and 1980
International Basketball Appreciation Award from the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) in 1977
Ohio Northern University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1979
Basketball Hall of Fame of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) in 1988
Olympic Order, awarded by S.E. Mr. J.A. Samaranch, President of the IOC, in 1996
Gold Medal Award of the Polish Basketball Federation in 1998
Edward S. Steitz Award, given by USA Basketball, in 1998
FIBA Order of Merit in 2000
Eagle Award from the United States Sports Academy in 2008