2012 Event A referee lockout that has taken place since June 2012 ends as an agreement is reached between the NFL and NFL Referees Association 1994 Death Earl Strum, referee (NBA), dies of brain cancer at 66 1993 Death Joop Vervoort, Dutch soccer referee, dies at 61 1990 Death Dick Jorgensen, NFL referee, dies at 56 1988 Event South Korean coaches attack New Zealand referee after disputing his decision, Olympic Korean boxer stages a 67 minute sit-in 1988 Event Doughnutgate incident: New Jersey Devils' coach Jim Schoenfeld tells referee Don Koharski to 'eat another doughnut you fat pig!,' he is suspended 1988 Event NBA approves addition of 3rd referee in 1988-89 season 1977 Event Eva Shain is 1st woman to referee a heavyweight championship 1970 Event Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club, headed by Bud Selig, purchases the Seattle Pilots for $10,800,000 Although negotiations were conducted over a period of months, it was not until March 13 when a federal bankruptcy referee declared the Pilots bank 1969 Event Jack Kent Cooke, owner of NHL's Los Angeles Kings, fines each player $100 for "NOT" arguing with the referee 1966 Event Referee Leo Horn whistles his last soccer match (Ajax-Bulgaria) 1955 Birthday Bill McCreary, Ontario, NHL referee 1955 Birthday Norio Honaga, born in Japan, athlete, professional wrestler, junior heavyweight three-time, New Japan Pro Wrestling Champion in IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship, retired and became referee in 1988 1946 Birthday Steve Bucknor, cricketer, West Indian Test umpire, FIFA referee 1946 Birthday S Venkataraghavan, cricket, Indian off-spinner, Test ump, ICC referee 1941 Event 2 fighters unable to continued slugfest, referee declares double KO 1923 Event Young Stribling held light-heavyweight boxing championship for shortest amount of time (3 hours). Referee overturns decision 1916 Birthday Leo Horn, Dutch soccer referee/columnist/businessman 1907 Event Eugene Corri becomes 1st referee in a boxing ring 1883 Birthday George Hoyt, NBA hall of fame referee, elected 1961
