Arthur Trester, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Arthur Trester

American basketball administrator

Date of Birth: 10-Jun-1878

Date of Death: 18-Sep-1944

Profession: basketball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Arthur Trester

  • Arthur Leslie Trester (June 10, 1878 in Pecksburg, Indiana – September 18, 1944) was an American basketball administrator.
  • Trester was the commissioner of the Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) from 1922 to 1944, that organization was the force behind Hoosier Hysteria in Indiana.
  • During his tenure as commissioner of the IHSAA he excluded black and parochial schools from the IHSAA arguing that they were not public high schools.
  • He was enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame as a contributor in 1961.Trester graduated from Earlham College and obtained a master's degree from Columbia University.

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