Bogi Þorsteinsson
Appearance
Bogi Þorsteinsson | |
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1st Chairman of KKÍ | |
In office 29 January 1961 – 1 November 1969 | |
Succeeded by | Hólmsteinn Sigurðsson |
1st Chairman of ÍKF | |
In office 1951–1969 | |
Chairman of Ungmennafélag Njarðvíkur | |
In office 1970–1978 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 2 August 1918 |
Died | 17 December 1998 | (aged 80)
Nationality | Icelandic |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Order of the Falcon |
Bogi Þorsteinsson (2 August 1918 – 17 December 1998) was the first chairman of the Icelandic Basketball Association,[1][2] serving for eight years.[3][4] For his work toward basketball in Iceland he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Order of the Falcon.[5]
Early life
[edit]Bogi graduated as a radio operator in 1941. On 21 February 1945 he survived the sinking of SS Dettifoss by German submarine U-1064 in the Irish Sea.[6][7] Off the 45 crew and passengers on board, 3 passengers and 12 crew members perished.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Körfuknattleikssambandið 5 ára". Tíminn (in Icelandic). 28 January 1966. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ "Kostaði mikla baráttu að stofna KKÍ". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Association. 29 January 2001. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ Örn Eiðsson (8 October 1969). "Hver verður næsti formaður KKÍ?". Alþýðublaðið (in Icelandic). pp. 13, 3. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ "Andlát - Bogi Þorsteinsson". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 13. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ Kolbeinn Pálsson (29 December 1998). "Bogi Þorsteinsson". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ "Dettifossi sökkt á heimleið". Tíminn (in Icelandic). 27 February 1945. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ "Bogi Þorsteinsson". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 29 December 1998. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ Guðni Einarsson (21 February 1995). "Þrjátíu björguðust og fimmtán fórust". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 10. Retrieved 17 March 2018.