James Enright (basketball)
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)American basketball referee and sportswriter
James Enright (April 3, 1910 – December 20, 1981) was a
Sodus, Michigan
and began officiating at 20 years old.
After retiring in 1964 from a refereeing career that saw him officiate the 1954
Chicago Evening American
.
In 1968, Enright became president of the United States Basketball Writers Association and, in 1978, in view of his contributions to the game of basketball as a referee, Enright was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. He is also a member of the Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame.
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