Yehoshua Rozin

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Yehoshua Rozin (Hebrew: יהושע רוזין‎‎; 16 August 1918 – 6 February 2002) was an Israeli basketball coach.[1][2]

Biography

Rozin was born in Alexandria, Egypt.[3] He moved to Israel at the age of six.[3] He played basketball for Maccabi Tel Aviv 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]

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

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