Guinness Certifies NBSA Founding Member, Bob Fisher, as 4X Free Throw World Record Holder

/ by / admin / on / August 30, 2010 @ 5:33 pm

It was welcome news at the Fisher household last week, when Guinness World Records™ posted the news:

Congratulations! Your record has been approved…

On June 5, at the school in Vermillion, Kansas a fund-raiser took place for much needed improvements to the gym. A breakfast was served, a raffle was held for various prizes (big screen TV, tickets to K-State basketball games and autographed basketballs from Kansas State and Kansas University, etc.) and Bob Fisher set two more world records shooting free throws.

Shooting ‘Never-Flat’ basketballs donated by Spalding, Fisher attempted the ten-minute mark first (formally held by James O’Donnell of Atlanta, Georgia with 298).

Guinness states the result best:

The current record for "Most basketball free throws in 10 minutes" is:

The most basketball free throws made in 10 minutes is 366 by Bob J. Fisher (USA) at Vermillion High School in Vermillion, Kansas, USA, on 5 June 2010. After a 20-minute break, Fisher then established a new record for 30 seconds. There was no record previously but Fisher had assured Guinness officials that it would be more than one per second. It was.

The current record for "Most basketball free throws in 30 seconds" is:

The most basketball free throws made in 30 seconds is 33 by Bob J. Fisher (USA) at Vermillion High School in Vermillion, Kansas, USA, on 5 June 2010.

The documentation for a Guinness World Record™ is extensive. Connie Fisher (Bob’s wife), compiled the documentation required and mailed it off to Guinness. When Guinness posted the approval last week, there was an air of excitement at the Fisher residence.

Fisher currently holds the Guinness World Record™ for most free throws made for the 30-second, one-minute, two-minute, and 10-minute marks. Three more world records are pending (most in 1 & 2 minutes while alternating hands, and most in a minute when shooting with a partner - with Ed Palubinskas).

Bob expressed many thanks to everyone that helped in achieving a total of 7 world records in 7 months...all in 2010.