Marian Kozłowski (10 December 1927 in

Warsaw Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officia ...

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– 15 August 2004 in

) was a Polish basketball administrator. He was a journalist, working as a deputy editor of the '' Express Wieczorny'' newspaper for many years. He was the president of the

Polish Basketball Federation The Polish Basketball Federation ( pl, Polski Związek Koszykówki, abbreviated to ''PZKosz''), is a governing body for basketball in Poland. It directs and oversees all of the basketball national teams of Poland, including both the junior and se ...

in 1957–1969 and 1980–1984 and the president of the Standing Conference of Europe (current

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) in 1982–1990. He also served as vice president of

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. In 1996, he was awarded the

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. In 2007, he was enshrined as a contributor in the

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External links

FIBA Hall of Fame page on Kozlowski
1927 births 2004 deaths Basketball players from Warsaw FIBA Hall of Fame inductees Basketball people in Poland Burials at Powązki Cemetery {{Poland-basketball-bio-stub