Juan Isa
Baseball executive
About Juan Isa
Lived 1913 – 1993 (aged 79–80).
Juan Isa (August 26, 1913 — October 19, 1993) was a Venezuelan-born Dutch Antillean baseball executive, administrator, and businessman. He was president of the International Baseball Federation (FIBA) from 1969 to 1976.
Isa also co-founded the Netherlands Antilles Olympic Committee, and was inducted into the Curaçao Olympic Hall of Fame.
During his term as head of FIBA, the organization was rocked by several controversies, such as Isa's decision to allow Dutch Antillean players from Curaçao and Aruba to represent the Netherlands in international competition, despite the objections of the Italian federation.
The FEMBA-FIBA split was resolved in 1976 thanks to the mediation of Mexican Olympic Committee president Mario Vázquez Raña; FIBA was reorganized as AINBA , with Manuel González Guerra elected president and Carlos García Solórzano vice president.
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baseball executive
When was Juan Isa born?
Juan Isa was born in 1913.
When did Juan Isa die?
Juan Isa died in 1993.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Juan Isa. https://biography.guide/juan-isa/
MLA: "Juan Isa." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/juan-isa/.
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