Jess Kersey
Jesse "Jess" Kersey (January 12, 1941 – April 22, 2017)[1] was an American basketball referee. He was born in Newport News, Virginia. He worked for the American Basketball Association and the National Basketball Association.[2]
Kersey joined the NBA in 1973. During his 30 year career, he officiated 1,911 regular season games, 189 playoff games and 18 NBA Finals games.[1]
In July 1997, Kersey resigned from the NBA after 24 seasons as a referee after he pleaded guilty to tax evasion.[3]
Kersey died of cancer on April 22, 2017 in Williamsburg, Virginia, at the age of 76.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jess KerseyNational Basketball Referees Association. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
- ↑ Pluto, Terry, 'Loose Balls: The Short, Wild Life of the American Basketball Association, New York: Simon & Schuster, 1990, ISBN 978-1-4165-4061-8, p.133
- ↑ Kersey Resigns as Official. The New York Times (July 31, 1997). Retrieved March 4, 2013.
- ↑ Teel, David. Peninsula icon, former NBA referee Jess Kersey remembered for 'magnetic personality'. dailypress.com. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
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