Info on Tal Brody:

Tal Brody is an American-raised legendary Israeli basketball player and the recipient of the highest Israeli award for his contribution to sports. Macabbi Tel Aviv, the team he helped build, is the only foreign team to have been inducted into the USA Basketball Hall of Fame. You can read more on his background here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tal_Brody

He has also been inducted in the International Jewish Hall of Fame: http://www.jewishsports.net/BioPages/TalBrody.htm

In July of last year, Israel’s minister of foreign affairs appointed Brody as Worldwide Goodwill Ambassador, which he has been doing diligently using sports as his connecting point: http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3924064,00.html