Ralph Morgan (basketball)
Encyclopedia
Ralph Morgan was an American basketball administrator. He was instrumental in early 20th century development of basketball rules. He founded the College Basketball Rules Committee in 1905. In 1931, CBRC became the National Basketball Rules Committee. He contributed to the rulebook until 1958. He also founded the Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League, which later became the Ivy League
. He was enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame
as a contributor in 1959.
Ivy League
The Ivy League is an athletic conference comprising eight private institutions of higher education in the Northeastern United States. The conference name is also commonly used to refer to those eight schools as a group...
. He was enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame
Basketball Hall of Fame
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, located in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States, honors exceptional basketball players, coaches, referees, executives, and other major contributors to the game of basketball worldwide...
as a contributor in 1959.