John Nucatola signed autographed 3x5 index card (HOF NBL, BAA, NBA referee auto)

Description

John P. Nucatola signed & inscribed 3x5" index card
RARE item from an all-time HOF great
Near mint (NM) - mint (MT) condition
Absolutely 100% guaranteed authentic or your money back promptly
Shipped promptly & with great care
Personal Info:
Professional
basketball
player, coach and
referee
Enshrined in the
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
May 1, 1978
Nucatola officiated some of the greatest games in the
ECAC
, Atlantic Coast, Southern and Big Eight Conferences, along with the
NCAA
and
NIT
tournaments
He also dabbled in the professional arenas of the
American Basketball League
,
Basketball Association of America
, and the
National Basketball A
ssociation
Was one of the original referees in the NBA when the league was organized as the BAA in
1946
He also was one of the founding fathers of the College Basketball Officials Association and served as supervisor of officials for the Ivy League and the ECAC before becoming the NBA Supervisor of Officials
In a life dedicated to the development of basketball and basketball officiating, he conducted > 1,200 clinics worldwide, as well as authoring
Officiating Basketball
He was called basketball's "greatest official" by Hall of Famer
Clair Bee
Believed the referee's most important duty was to make the right call not merely assert authority
He often urged officials to be willing to reconsider their calls, and was a strong advocate of the three-man officiating crew
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