- Born
- Died
- Nickname
- Mr. Foreign Basketball
- Height5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
- R. William Jones was born on October 5, 1906 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He died on April 22, 1981.
- Enshrined (as a contributor) into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1964.
- Introduced basketball in Geneva in 1924.
- Co-founded the International Amateur Basketball Federation (FIBA) along with Dr. Elmer Berry in 1932.
- FIBA secretary (1932-1976).
- Organized all international basketball tournaments during his tenure with FIBA.
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