Emil Liston, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Emil Liston

American sports coach and administrator

Date of Birth: 21-Aug-1890

Place of Birth: Stockton, Missouri, United States

Date of Death: 26-Oct-1949

Profession: baseball manager, basketball coach

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Emil Smith "Liz" Liston (August 21, 1890 – October 26, 1949) was an American athletic coach and administrator.
He coached basketball, football and baseball at Wesleyan University and Baker University.
He was the founder of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, organized the NAIA college basketball tournament in 1937 and served as the first executive director of the National Association of Intercollegiate Basketball (predecessor to the NAIA) from 1940 to 1949.
He was posthumously inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1975.