Lauri "Tahko" Pihkala was the inventor of pesäpallo, the Finnish variant of baseball. He was born in the vicarage of Pihtipudas, the son of the minister Alexander Gummerus.
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Ilkka KanervaAlso won The Great Cross of Merit of Finnish Sports and Culture of Physical Exercise
Matti AarnioAlso won Cross of Liberty, 2nd Class
Einar LundborgAlso won Cross of Liberty, 3rd Class
Martti HaavioAlso won Cross of Liberty, 3rd Class
Pentti LinnosvuoAlso won The Great Cross of Merit of Finnish Sports and Culture of Physical Exercise
Kai DonnerAlso won Cross of Liberty, 2nd ClassAbout this person
Lauri "Tahko" Pihkala was the inventor of pesäpallo, the Finnish variant of baseball. He was born in the vicarage of Pihtipudas, the son of the minister Alexander Gummerus. In 1969 he became one of the first persons to receive an honorary doctorate in Sport Sciences from the University of Jyväskylä, together with president Urho Kekkonen and Professor Kaarina Kari.
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Athletes
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Athlete
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1888 to 1981 · aged 93
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