Category | Technical official Date of Birth | 26.12.1932 Date of Death | 20.08.2016 Country | Canada
Highlights
Refereed in 4 Olympic Games: Tokyo 1964, Mexico 1968, Munich 1972 and Montreal 1976
Called 3 Olympic Semi-Finals: Tokyo 1964, Mexico 1968, Munich 1972
Refereed the Final of the 1975 European Championship for Men in Belgrade
Called in 4 Pan American Games: Winnipeg 1967, Cali 1971, Mexico City 1975 and San Juan 1979
Called in many other international tournaments and championships, including World University Games, Asian Games, R. William Jones Cups, national league games/finals in India, Japan, etc.
Technical Commissioner in 3 Olympic Games (Los Angeles 1984, Seoul 1988 and Barcelona 1992), in the Argentina 1990 World Championship and in the Caracas 1983 Pan American Games
FIBA International Referee Instructor: 1976-1994
Member of the Technical Commission of FIBA: 1976-1994
President of the Technical Commission of FIBA-Americas: 1983-1993
Vice President of the Technical Commission of FIBA: 1984-1994
Script writer, editor and/or director of several FIBA technical aids/films, including Basketball by the Rules, Mechanics of Officiating and FIBA Rule Changes
Member of the Dr. James Naismith Basketball Foundation & Museum in Almonte (an institution dedicated to preserving the legacy of the inventor of basketball): 1989-2003
President of the Dr. James Naismith Basketball Foundation & Museum since 2003
Distinctions & Recognitions
FIBA Order of Merit in 1997
Inducted into the Manitoba Basketball Hall of Fame in 1998, the Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame in 2000 and the City of Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame in 2005
Lifetime Achievement Award from the Coaching Association of Canada in 2002
Lifetime Achievement Award at the City of Ottawa Sports Awards in 2006
Outstanding Contribution to Officiating in Canada from Sports Officials Canada in 2006