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50 issues
1897-1946
The Official comprehensive annual reference covering the sport of basketball in the early 1900s. Focused primarily on amateur leagues...
/ The Official comprehensive annual reference covering the sport of basketball in the early 1900s. Focused primarily on amateur leagues including the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU), Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), and National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Coverage included mostly amateur and olympic games, some of the earlier issues (prior to establishment of the NBA in 1950), have some interesting content of the professional basketball in the 1930s and 1940s, but not to extent of the Reach Guide, which covered professional basketball in much more detail.
1 issues
1904-1904
George T. Hepbron (August 27, 1863 in Still Pond, Maryland, US – April 30, 1946 in Newark, New Jersey[1]) was...
/ George T. Hepbron (August 27, 1863 in Still Pond, Maryland, US – April 30, 1946 in Newark, New Jersey[1]) was a basketball referee. He is credited with writing the game's first book, How to Play Basketball, in 1904.[2][3]
Hepbron was a close friend of Dr. James Naismith,[3] and subsequently played a major role in the early development of the game, especially in the area of rules. Hepbron held leadership roles with the Amateur Athletic Union Basketball Committee (1896) and the National Basketball Rules Committee (1915–1933).[4][2][3]
Hepbron was enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1960 as a referee.[5]