Yehoshua Rozin

Yehoshua Rozin (Hebrew: יהושע רוזין‎, 1918-February 6, 2002) was an Israeli basketball coach.[1][2]

Early life and career

Rozin was born in Alexandria, Egypt.[3] He moved to Israel at the age of six.[3]

Rozin played for Maccabi Tel Aviv in basketball in the 1930s and 1940s, beginning at the age of 14.[3][4]

In 1948, he became the first coach of the Israel national basketball team.[3] He led it to three European Tournament finals.[4]

Rozin was the first coach of the Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball team and coached it for 18 years, starting in 1953.[1][2][4]

During his career he also coached Hapoel Givat-Yagur, Hapoel Holon, Hapoel Givat Brenner, Elitzur Tel Aviv, Hapoel Haifa, Hapoel Jerusalem, Maccabi Ramat Gan, and Hapoel Tel Aviv.[2] During his long coaching career he had achieved legendary status in Israeli basketball, and was commonly nicknamed "Mr. Basketball".

In 1999, Rozin was awarded the Israel Prize for his contribution to sport.[2][5][6]

He died in 2002, at the age of 83.[1]

Hall of Fame

He was Jewish, and in 1992 he was inducted into the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 David Singer, Lawrence Grossman. American Jewish Year Book 2003. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Yehoshua Rozin dead at 83. 'Mr. Basketball' won Israel Prize in '99 for his contribution to local sports". Jerusalem Post. February 7, 2002. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Jeremy Last (March 27, 2008). "No. 37 Yehoshua Rozin". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Rosen, Yehoshua. Encyclopedia Judaica. 2007. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Israel Prize Official Site - Recipients in 1999 (in Hebrew)".
  6. ↑ Ori Lewis (January 14, 1999). "Rozin, Roth-Shahamorov get Israel Prize". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
  7. ↑ Joe Hoffman (May 24, 1992). "Chodorov Tops List Of Inductees to Jewish Sports Hall Of Fame". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved July 20, 2011.