Renato William Jones (5 October 1906 – 22 April 1981), also known as R. William, or simply William Jones, was a British basketball executive and popularizer of basketball in Europe and in Asia. He held an honorary doctorate from Springfield College.[1]
Jones was one of the founding fathers of the Fédération Internationale de Basketball Amateur (FIBA) in 1932[1] and served as the first Secretary-General from 1932 until 1976.[2] From 1932 he was eager to convince the IOC that an Olympic tournament should be organized in the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games. After the International Handball Federation (IAHF) renounced on its responsibility for basketball in 1934, FIBA was accepted as autonomous body by IOC and the Berlin tourney could be held under Jones' supervision. Later, he was made secretary general of the International Council of Sport and Physical Education in 1958.
Jones is widely known for his controversial actions at the 1972 Olympic Men's Basketball Final. The United States appeared to have defeated the Soviet Union 50–49 for an unprecedented eighth straight gold medal. However, Jones came out of the stands and ordered the time clock technician to put three seconds back on the game clock. The ruling allowed the Soviet team to score a final basket and win 51-50. He was controversially quoted later as saying "The Americans have to learn how to lose, even when they think they are right."[5] Jones later conceded that he had no authority to make a ruling during a game. However, his power over international basketball was such that the technician complied.[6]
renato, william, jones, other, people, named, william, jones, william, jones, disambiguation, october, 1906, april, 1981, also, known, william, simply, william, jones, british, basketball, executive, popularizer, basketball, europe, asia, held, honorary, docto. For other people named William Jones see William Jones disambiguation Renato William Jones 5 October 1906 22 April 1981 also known as R William or simply William Jones was a British basketball executive and popularizer of basketball in Europe and in Asia He held an honorary doctorate from Springfield College 1 Renato William JonesPersonal informationBorn 1906 10 05 5 October 1906Rome ItalyDied22 April 1981 1981 04 22 aged 74 Munich GermanyNationalityBritishCareer informationCollegeSpringfield 1924 1928 Career highlights and awardsOlympic Order 1980 FIBA Order of Merit 1994 Basketball Hall of FameFIBA Hall of Fame as coach Contents 1 Biography 2 Honorary tournaments 3 In popular culture 4 ReferencesBiography EditJones was one of the founding fathers of the Federation Internationale de Basketball Amateur FIBA in 1932 1 and served as the first Secretary General from 1932 until 1976 2 From 1932 he was eager to convince the IOC that an Olympic tournament should be organized in the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games After the International Handball Federation IAHF renounced on its responsibility for basketball in 1934 FIBA was accepted as autonomous body by IOC and the Berlin tourney could be held under Jones supervision Later he was made secretary general of the International Council of Sport and Physical Education in 1958 He was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1964 3 and the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2007 4 He was also made a patron of the Amateur Basketball Association of England in 1973 Jones is widely known for his controversial actions at the 1972 Olympic Men s Basketball Final The United States appeared to have defeated the Soviet Union 50 49 for an unprecedented eighth straight gold medal However Jones came out of the stands and ordered the time clock technician to put three seconds back on the game clock The ruling allowed the Soviet team to score a final basket and win 51 50 He was controversially quoted later as saying The Americans have to learn how to lose even when they think they are right 5 Jones later conceded that he had no authority to make a ruling during a game However his power over international basketball was such that the technician complied 6 Honorary tournaments EditThe World Cup for Champion Clubs FIBA Intercontinental Cup William Jones and the annual international basketball tournament the William Jones Cup held in Taipei Taiwan were named after him in honour to his contribution to the world of basketball In popular culture EditIn the 2015 Serbian sports drama We Will Be the World Champions Jones is portrayed by John Savage 7 References Edit a b Hall of Famers Archived from the original on 27 December 2017 Retrieved 15 June 2017 Dr H C R William Jones Retrieved 18 July 2009 Hall of Famers Archived from the original on 31 August 2009 Retrieved 18 July 2009 FIBA Hall of Fame Archived from the original on 23 February 2014 Retrieved 10 February 2014 Dimond Alex Controversial refereeing decisions in sport ESPN UK 2011 03 11 Wharton David 10 September 2002 Second Hand Smoke Los Angeles Times p D3 Full Cast amp Crew of We Will Be the World Champions This biographical article relating to a British basketball player coach or other figure is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Renato William Jones amp oldid 1172202284, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
