August Pitzl (December 17, 1920 in

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Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

– January 25, 2000 in

Vienna en, Viennese , iso_code = AT-9 , registration_plate = W , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = , timezone = CET , utc_offset = +1 , timezone_DST ...

) was an Austrian basketball player and administrator. As a player, he played in the Austrian league with Union Rudolfsheim from 1946 to 1968. He served as the president of the

Austrian Basketball Federation Basketball Austria is the governing body of basketball in Austria. It joined FIBA in 1934. The Austrian Basketball Federation operates the Austria national basketball team, Austrian men's national team and Austria women's national basketball team ...

from 1968 to 1986 and treasurer of the

FIBA The International Basketball Federation (FIBA ; French: ) is an association of national organizations which governs the sport of basketball worldwide. Originally known as the (hence FIBA), in 1989 it dropped the word ''amateur'' from its nam ...

from 1984 to 1994. He also was a director of the Austrian Customs Authority from 1946 to the 1990s. In 1997, he was awarded the

FIBA Order of Merit FIBA Order of Merit is an international basketball award that is awarded by FIBA, the international basketball federation. The award is given to individuals that have made very significant individual contributions to furthering the sport of basket ...

. He was enshrined as a contributor in the

FIBA Hall of Fame The FIBA Hall of Fame, or FIBA Basketball Hall of Fame, honors players, coaches, teams, referees, and administrators who have greatly contributed to international competitive basketball. It was established by FIBA, in 1991. It includes the " Samar ...

in 2007.

External links

FIBA Hall of Fame page on Pitzl
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