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November 24, 1985(1985-11-24) (aged 95) New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Nationality
American
Alma mater
Yale University
Occupation
Lawyer
Maurice Podoloff (Yiddish: מוריס פודולוף; August 18, 1890 – November 24, 1985[1]) was an American lawyer and a basketball and ice hockey administrator. He served as the president of the Basketball Association of America (BAA) from 1946 to 1949, and the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1949 to 1963, making Podoloff the de facto 1st commissioner in NBA history.
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MauricePodoloff (Yiddish: מוריס פודולוף; August 18, 1890 – November 24, 1985) was an American lawyer and a basketball and ice hockey administrator. He...
greatest player in NBA history. Prior to 2021, the winner received the MauricePodoloff Trophy, which was named in honor of the first commissioner (then president)...
The MauricePodoloff Trophy is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given since the 2022–23 season to the team with the best overall record...
commissioner is Adam Silver, who succeeded David Stern on February 1, 2014. MauricePodoloff was the first president of the NBA. He served from the league's founding...
though the merged league retained the BAA's governing body, including MauricePodoloff as president. To this day, the NBA claims the BAA's history as its...
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season, currently the longest such streak in the NBA. They also won the MauricePodoloff Trophy for clinching the best record in the NBA for the first time...
Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy Bob Cousy Trophy MauricePodoloff Trophy Wayne Embry Trophy Willis Reed Trophy Chuck Cooper Trophy Walter A. Brown Trophy...
Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy Bob Cousy Trophy MauricePodoloff Trophy Wayne Embry Trophy Willis Reed Trophy Chuck Cooper Trophy Walter A. Brown Trophy...
Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy Bob Cousy Trophy MauricePodoloff Trophy Wayne Embry Trophy Willis Reed Trophy Chuck Cooper Trophy Walter A. Brown Trophy...
Pistons] gave pro basketball a great black eye.": 31–2 NBA President MauricePodoloff said, "In our game, with the number of stars we have, we of necessity...
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June 28, 1938, and agreed that it was time to formally consolidate. MauricePodoloff of New Haven, the former head of the Can-Am League, was elected the...
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Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy Bob Cousy Trophy MauricePodoloff Trophy Wayne Embry Trophy Willis Reed Trophy Chuck Cooper Trophy Walter A. Brown Trophy...
fell apart when he withdrew his offer and requested NBA president MauricePodoloff return his $20,000 deposit, reportedly half of the purchase price....
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Groza and Beard were suspended from the NBA for life by commissioner MauricePodoloff when the players admitted point shaving during their college careers...
The already serving president of the American Hockey League (AHL) MauricePodoloff was appointed president of the BAA, becoming the first person to simultaneously...
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