# August Pitzl

> August Pitzl was an Austrian basketball player and administrator. As a player, he played in the Austrian league with Union Rudolfsheim from 1946 to 1968. He served as the president of the Austrian Basketball Federation from 1968 to 1986 and treasurer of the FIBA from 1984 to 1994. He also was a director of the Austrian Customs Authority from 1946 to the 1990s. In 1997, he was awarded the FIBA Order of Merit. He was enshrined as a contributor in the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2007.

*Austrian basketball player and administrator*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/august-pitzl

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Basketball Player ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3665646))
- **Category:** Basketball Players
- **Country:** Austria
- **Born:** 1920-12-17
- **Died:** 2000-01-25
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

August Pitzl was an Austrian basketball player and administrator. As a player, he played in the Austrian league with Union Rudolfsheim from 1946 to 1968. He served as the president of the Austrian Basketball Federation from 1968 to 1986 and treasurer of the FIBA from 1984 to 1994. He also was a director of the Austrian Customs Authority from 1946 to the 1990s. In 1997, he was awarded the FIBA Order of Merit. He was enshrined as a contributor in the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2007.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 35.2 / 100
- **Momentum:** 4.7 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 4.8 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 30.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 55.0 / 100

## Sources
- [August Pitzl](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_Pitzl)
- [August Pitzl](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_Pitzl)
- [August Pitzl](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_Pitzl)
- [August Pitzl](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_Pitzl)
- [اوجوسانت پيتزل](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA_%D9%BE%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B2%D9%84)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2870943)

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