Eddie Gottlieb (1898-1979)
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A founder of the Basketball Association of America in 1946, the forerunner to the NBA, Gottlieb was introduced to basketball as a student here in 1914. "The Mogul" coached the award-winning SPHAS from the 1920s to 1950s and became the first coach of the Philadelphia Warriors, winners of the NBA's inaugural championship in 1947.
Gottlieb served the NBA as schedule maker for 30 years and Chairman of the Rules Committee for 25 years.
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