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Title: Norm Drucker, Referee Who Felled N.B.A. Giants, Dies at 94
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The New York Times
URL Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/08/s ... led-nba-giants-dies-at-94.html
Published: Feb 7, 2015
Author: Richard Goldstein
Post Date: 2015-02-10 19:08:43 by Golem
Keywords: obituary, referee, basketball
Views: 1264
Comments: 2
Norm Drucker, one of pro basketball’s most prominent referees, who notoriously ejected Wilt Chamberlain from a game — the only minutes Chamberlain missed in his epic 1961-62 season — died on Friday. He was 94. His death was confirmed by his son Jim, a former commissioner of the Arena Football League and the Continental Basketball Association, The Associated Press reported. In the 1952-53 season, when Drucker began refereeing regularly in the N.B.A., there was no 24-second shot clock, the league had only 10 teams, TV exposure was minimal and the officials were paid $40 a game.
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I remember him well.
In the 1952-53 season, when Drucker began refereeing regularly in the N.B.A., there was no 24-second shot clock, the league had only 10 teams, TV exposure was minimal and the officials were paid $40 a game Just to provide a little context, $40 a game was pretty good money. My father got a job back then at $60 a week, and the family thought we'd hit the big time..
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