Manitoba Referee Al Rae to be Inducted into FIBA Hall of Fame

FIBA, the International Basketball Federation announced today that former Manitoba basketball Referee, Al Rae is part of the 2007 induction class that will be inducted into the FIBA world basketball hall of fame this September.  Al was inducted in the Manitoba Basketball Hall of Fame in 1998 and the Canada Basketball Hall of Fame in 2000.  Joining Al with the 2007 induction class include basketball legends Dean Smith (North Carolina coach) and Bill Russell (NBA legend) among other key figures from the world of basketball.  Al's longtime contribution to basketball includes...

Enshrined as a technical official in the FIBA Hall of Fame on 12th September 2007

 

Allen RAE

Born on 26th December 1932, in Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada

Nationality: Canadian

Enshrined as a technical official in the FIBA Hall of Fame on 12th September 2007




Highlights:

• Refereed in 4 Olympic Games: Tokyo 1964, Mexico 1968, Munich 1972 and Montreal 1976


• Called 3 Olympic Semi-Finals: Tokyo 1964, Mexico 1968, Munich 1972


• Refereed the Final of the 1975 European Championship for Men in Belgrade


• Called in 4 Pan American Games: Winnipeg 1967, Cali 1971, Mexico City 1975 and San Juan 1979


• Called in many other international tournaments and championships,
  including World University Games, Asian Games, R. William Jones Cups,
  national league games/finals in India, Japan, etc.


• Technical Commissioner in 3 Olympic Games (Los Angeles 1984, Seoul
  1988 and Barcelona 1992), in the Argentina 1990 World Championship and
  in the Caracas 1983 Pan American Games


• FIBA International Referee Instructor: 1976-1994


• Member of the Technical Commission of FIBA: 1976-1984


• President of the Technical Commission of FIBA-Americas: 1983-1993


• Vice President of the Technical Commission of FIBA: 1984-1994


• Script writer, editor and/or director of several FIBA technical
  aids/films, including Basketball by the Rules, Mechanics of Officiating
  and FIBA Rule Changes


• Member of the Dr. James Naismith Basketball Foundation & Museum
  in Almonte (an institution dedicated to preserving the legacy of the
  inventor of basketball): 1989-2003


• President of the Dr. James Naismith Basketball Foundation & Museum since 2003

Distinctions/Recognitions:

• FIBA Order of Merit in 1997


• Inducted into the Manitoba Basketball Hall of Fame in 1998, the
  Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame in 2000 and the City of Ottawa Sports
  Hall of Fame in 2005


• Lifetime Achievement Award from the Coaching Association of Canada in 2002


• Lifetime Achievement Award at the City of Ottawa Sports Awards in 2006


• Outstanding Contribution to Officiating in Canada from Sports Officials Canada in 2006
  
  

 

For more information on the FIBA Hall of Fame can be found at http://www.halloffame.fiba.com

 

CONGRATULATIONS AL!