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Mou Zuoyun
Mou Zuoyun (; 18 December 1913 – 16 March 2007) was a Chinese basketball player, coach, and pioneer, known as the "godfather of Chinese basketball". He competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics as a member of China's first Olympic basketball team, and coached the Chinese men's team at the 1952 Summer Olympics. He served as president of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) and was named Lifetime Honorary President of the Asian Basketball Association. In 2005, the CBA named the championship trophy of China's professional basketball league the Mou Zuoyun Cup. In 2019, he posthumously became the first Chinese inductee to the FIBA Hall of Famer, FIBA Hall of Fame. Early life and 1936 Summer Olympics Mou Zuoyun was born in 1913 into a peasant family in Wuqing District, Wuqing, Hebei (now part of Tianjin municipality), Republic of China (1912–1949), Republic of China. When he was a student at Yuying School (now Beijing No. 25 Middle School), he was selected into the national basketb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mou Zuoyun
Mou Zuoyun (; 18 December 1913 – 16 March 2007) was a Chinese basketball player, coach, and pioneer, known as the "godfather of Chinese basketball". He competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics as a member of China's first Olympic basketball team, and coached the Chinese men's team at the 1952 Summer Olympics. He served as president of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) and was named Lifetime Honorary President of the Asian Basketball Association. In 2005, the CBA named the championship trophy of China's professional basketball league the Mou Zuoyun Cup. In 2019, he posthumously became the first Chinese inductee to the FIBA Hall of Famer, FIBA Hall of Fame. Early life and 1936 Summer Olympics Mou Zuoyun was born in 1913 into a peasant family in Wuqing District, Wuqing, Hebei (now part of Tianjin municipality), Republic of China (1912–1949), Republic of China. When he was a student at Yuying School (now Beijing No. 25 Middle School), he was selected into the national basketb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
