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Léon Bouffard (Confederación Suiza)

Nacido en junio 24, 1893, en Geneva, Switzerland.

Passed away on julio 23, 1981, at the age of 88.

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Confederación Suiza

Consagrado como un colaborador en el Salón de la Fama FIBA en marzo 01, 2007.

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Member of the ""Genève-Ville"" Physical Education Section: from 1900 onwards
Preliminary school teacher: 1912-1927
Chief monitor of physical education: from 1913 onwards
Swiss Champion of pole-vault: 1914
Physical education instructor: 1927-1934
Technical President of the Geneva Gymnasts
Fell in love with basketball, when he attended a game between the YMCA and Foyer de Charvieu: 1928
Introduced basketball in the physical education sections and in the Geneva schools: 1929
Founder and President of the Association Cantonale Genevoise de Basketball (Basketball Association of Geneva's Canton): 1929
Organizer of the I Scholar Basketball Tournament (with 50 participating teams): 1930
Founder and President of the Fédération Suisse de Basketball (Swiss Basketball Federation): 1929
Co-Founded FIBA on 18th June 1932, in Geneva, Switzerland
President of FIBA: 1932-1948
Inspector of physical education in the Geneva cantonal schools: 1934-1957
Organizer of the 1st FIBA European Championship of 1935, in Geneva
Organizer of the 4th FIBA European Championship of 1946, in Geneva
Honorary President of FIBA: since 1948