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Referee
1994
Earl Strum, referee (NBA), dies of brain cancer at 66
1993
Joop Vervoort, Dutch soccer referee, dies at 61
1990
Dick Jorgensen, NFL referee, dies at 56
1988
South Korean coaches attack NZ referee after disputing his decision, Olympic Korean boxer stages a 67 minute sit-in
1988
Doughnutgate incident: New Jersey Devils' coach Jim Schoenfeld tells referee Don Koharski to 'eat another doughnut you fat pig!,' he is suspended
1988
NBA approves addition of 3rd referee in 1988-89 season
1977
Eva Shain is 1st woman to referee a heavyweight championship
1970
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
Jack Kent Cooke, owner of NHL's Los Angeles Kings, fines each player $100 for "NOT" arguing with the referee
1966
Referee Leo Horn whistles his last soccer match (Ajax-Bulgaria)
1955
Bill McCreary, Ontario, NHL referee
1946
Steve Bucknor, cricketer, West Indian Test umpire, FIFA referee
1946
S Venkataraghavan, cricket, Indian off-spinner, Test ump, ICC referee
1941
2 fighters unable to continued slugfest, referee declares double KO
1923
Young Stribling held light-heavyweight boxing championship for shortest amount of time (3 hrs). Referee overturns decision
1916
Leo Horn, Dutch soccer referee/columnist/businessman
1907
Eugene Corri becomes 1st referee in a boxing ring
1883
George Hoyt, NBA hall of fame referee, elected 1961
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