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American basketball referee
David H. Walsh
(October 5, 1889 ? June 2, 1975) was an American
basketball
referee
.
He was born in
Hoboken, New Jersey
. As an adult, he weighed 165 pounds (75 kg) and was 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall. He graduated from
Hoboken High School
in 1907, Montclair Teachers College (now
Montclair State University
) in 1911, and the
Sargent School of Physical Education
in 1914.
He began officiating in 1911, starting at high schools and working his way up until he was ranked one of the top six referees in the Eastern seaboard. He also co-authored the first Manual of Basketball Officiating.
He was inducted into the
Basketball Hall of Fame
in 1961 as a referee.
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