Oswald Tower (November 23, 1883 – May 28, 1968) was an American basketball administrator and instructor at
Phillips Academy Andover
("Not for Self") la, Finis Origine Pendet ("The End Depends Upon the Beginning") Youth From Every Quarter Knowledge and Goodness
, address = 180 Main Street
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910-49 Born in
North Adams, Massachusetts
North Adams is a city in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. Its population was 12,961 as of the 2020 census. Best known as the home of the largest contemporary ...
, he served on the National Basketball Rules Committee from 1910 to 1960, was an editor of the Official Basketball Guide and an official rules interpreter from 1915 to 1960. He was enshrined in the inaugural class of the
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1959 as a contributor .
External links
Basketball Hall of Fame page on Tower
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1883 births
1968 deaths
All-American college men's basketball players
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductees
People from North Adams, Massachusetts
Williams Ephs men's basketball players
American men's basketball players
Sportspeople from Berkshire County, Massachusetts
Basketball players from Massachusetts