Born on 27th January 1932, in Puxico (Missouri), U.S.A
Nationality: United States Citizen
Enshrined as a technical official in the FIBA Hall of Fame on 12th September 2010
Highlights:
- He retired as a mortgage banker in 1997
- Started refereeing in 1958
- Began his collegiate officiating career in 1964 when he started calling games at the Missouri Valley Conference (Division I, NCAA)
- Joined the officiating staff of the Big Eight Conference in 1965
- Refereed Big Ten and Big Eight Conference games as of 1968
- Called in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball for a total of 28 seasons (1964-1992)
- Worked in 18 NCAA Tournaments from 1971 to 1990
- Called in 5 NCAA Final Fours: 1971, 1973, 1976, 1978 and 1990
- Refereed in the Munich 1972 Olympic Games
- Called the Puerto Rico 1974 World Championship
- Refereed in the Cali 1971 Pan American Games
- Called in the Mexico City 1974 R. William Jones Cup
- Worked in many other international tournaments and championships
- Supervisor of Officials/Coordinator of Men's Basketball Officials at the Missouri Valley Conference: 1991-2009
Distinctions/Recognitions:
- Received the Ellis Veech Award, given to an outstanding official by the St. Louis Writers Baseball Association, in 1996
- Inducted into the Illinois Basketball Association Hall of Fame in 1998
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