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Kansas Profile – Now That’s Rural: Bob Fisher – World Record Holder

Not one, not two, but fourteen world records. That is an amazing accomplishment by one man.  All of these records have to do with basketball free throws, and they were all set by a man from rural Kansas.

Basketball free throw record holder Bob Fisher of Centralia, Kansas appeared on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
Basketball free throw record holder Bob Fisher of Centralia, Kansas appeared on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

Bob Fisher is the man who set these world records. He grew up at Vermillion in northeast Kansas and moved to Centralia. After living in Dallas for six years, he moved back to Centralia where he and his wife Connie live today. Bob is a technician for USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service. He also serves as a shooting coach for basketball players.

“Twenty-seven years ago I got the advice to become a true expert in something,” Bob said. He decided to become an expert in shooting a basketball.

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