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Mickey Fisher (basketball)
American basketball coach / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Morris Meyer "Mickey" Fisher (1904/1905 – April 15, 1963) was an American basketball coach.[1][2] Fisher was the basketball coach of the Boys High School Kangaroos in Brooklyn for 23 years and of the Israel national basketball team preparing it for the 1960 Summer Olympics, and was the Brandeis University acting athletic director.
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![]() Fisher (first row, on the right), with the Israeli national basketball team, 1960 | |
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Born | 1904/1905 Brooklyn, New York |
Died | April 15, 1963 (aged 58) Brooklyn, New York |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
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High school | Boys High School |
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The New York Post described him as "The incomparable Mickey Fisher."[3] Newsday and The Jewish Post described Fisher as "legendary."[4][5] The New York Times called him "the most successful high school basketball coach" in New York City.[6]