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George Hepbron
George Hepbron (Basketball. Born, Still Pond, MD, Aug. 27, 1863; died, Newark, NJ, Apr. 30, 1946.) Considered the first basketball referee in the New York area, George T. Hepbron made his major officiating debut in 1897. That year, Hepbron refereed all the games in the national A.A.U. tournament at Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. He continued as […]