Tuam Basketball Club set a world basketball marathon record at St Jarlath's College gymnasium.
The Tuam Basketball Club attempt to set a new world record for non-stop basketball gets underway at St Jarlath's College gymnasium in Tuam, County Galway. Once the basketball is thrown in by the Archbishop of Tuam Joseph Cunnane, the team plays continuously for 55 hours.
A member of the team continued playing after fracturing a toe.
They beat the previous record of 51 hours for a basketball marathon set by a prison team in Victoria, southeast Australia.
The rules of the marathon supervised by officials of Galway County Board state that during the record attempt no player may leave the court except for medical attention of a toilet visit.
An RTÉ News report broadcast on 2 April 1975. The reporter is Derek Davis.
