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Joey Crawford
Nearly four decades officiating NBA basketball.
Championship assignments
- Born
- 30 August 1951
- Birthplace
- Havertown, Pennsylvania
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Joey Crawford
American basketball official who refereed in the NBA from 1977 to 2016. His career included repeated Finals assignments as well as disciplinary controversy.
Early life
Early officiating
Attended Cardinal O’Hara High School and began refereeing Pennsylvania high-school games in 1970. Worked in the Eastern Basketball Association before the NBA.
Career
- 1977
NBA appointment
Joined the league at twenty-six.
- 2005
Two thousand games
Reached the milestone in a Lakers–76ers game.
- 2016
Retirement
Ended his NBA officiating career.
Achievements
Championship assignments
Worked in Finals series across three decades.
Beyond sport
Family
His father Shag and brother Jerry were Major League Baseball umpires. Married Mary in 1971 and had three children.
Sources & photo credit
Biography and career ↗Biographical references ↗Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
Photo: Keith Allison. CC BY-SA 2.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.