Arthur McRobbie

Sort Order HTML <h2><strong>Arthur ‘Mac’ </strong><strong>McRobbie</strong></h2>

Sort Order HTML <p>After spending four years as a prisoner of war in Germany during World War II,</p>

Sort Order HTML <p>Arthur McRobbie returned to Western Australia and became a foundation</p>

Sort Order HTML <p>member of Basketball WA in 1946. </p>

Sort Order HTML <p>He went on to become its Secretary for twoyears,Vice President for a further four years and President for four more years.</p>

Sort Order HTML <p>He was a State Selector in Western Australia, as well as a Coach, a Team</p>

Sort Order HTML <p>Manager, an Official Rules Interpreter, a Referee Coach, a Referee and an</p>

Sort Order HTML <p>Administrator, and was elected as the first Life Member of Basketball WA.</p>

Sort Order HTML <p>He was the Manager of the Men’s Olympic Basketball Team in Mexico in</p>

Sort Order HTML <p>1968 and was made a Life Member of Basketball Australia in 1975.</p>

Sort Order HTML <p>He played an integral role in the development of the Perry Lakes</p>

Sort Order HTML <p>Basketball Stadium, where to this day the main grandstand is named in</p>

Sort Order HTML <p>his honour. He was awarded the Order of Australia Medal in 1982 for his</p>

Sort Order HTML <p>service to sport, and the Under-20 women’s National Championships are named in his honour.</p>

Sort Order HTML <p>National Under 20 Women’s Championship trophy is named in his honour.</p>

Sort Order HTML <p>Main grandstand at Perry Lakes Stadium was named in his honour.</p>

Sort Order HTML <p>Basketball WA Secretary and Vice president.</p>

Sort Order HTML <p>Foundation Member of Basketball WA in 1946.</p>

Sort Order HTML <p>First Life member of BWA-1948</p>

Sort Order HTML <p>Technical Official at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics.</p>

Sort Order HTML <p>President of the ABU 1964-1974</p>

Sort Order HTML <p>Manager of 1968 Men’s Olympic Team</p>

Sort Order HTML <p>Represented WA on State Olympic Council 1968-1979</p>

Sort Order HTML <p>BA Life Member 1975</p>

Sort Order HTML <p>OAM 1982</p>

Sort Order HTML <p>Inducted into the BA HOF in 2007</p>

Sort Order HTML <p>Inducted as a Contributor in 2007</p>

Sort Order HTML <p>The late Frank Angove was one of the finest team managers in the history of Australian basketball. He managed no less than twenty-six South Australian teams and was the manager of the 1962 and 1972 men’s Olympic Games teams as well as the 1974 World Championship team.</p>

Sort Order HTML <p>He was integral in developing basketballs infrastructure, including the erection of Forestville Stadium in South Australia, the first stadium in Australia built specifically for basketball.He was an inaugural inductee to the South Australia Hall of Fame and the fourth life member inducted into the Basketball Australia Hall of fame.</p>