James Enright
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James Enright (April 3, 1910 - December 20, 1981) was a college and professional basketball referee and sportswriter. Enright was born in Sodus, Michigan and began officiating at 20 years old.
After retiring in 1964 from a refeering career that saw him officiate the 1954 NCAA tournament Final Four and the 1948 and 1952 Olympic basketball qualifying tournaments, Enright resumed took up a career he had abandoned for refeering in 1930 and covered basketball and baseball for such publications as The Sporting News and the 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 Basketball Hall of Fame.
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