Dick Bavetta

Dick Bavetta
Bavetta in March 2013
Born
Richard William Bavetta

(1939-12-10) December 10, 1939 (age 84)
New York City, U.S.
EducationSt. Francis College
SpousePaulette[1]
ChildrenChristine & Michele[1][2]
Basketball career
Personal information
Listed height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)[3]
Listed weight156 lb (71 kg)[3]
PositionNBA referee
Officiating career1975–2014
Basketball Hall of Fame

Richard W. Bavetta (born December 10, 1939)[1][4] is an American retired professional basketball referee for the National Basketball Association (NBA). He debuted in the league in 1975 and never missed an assigned game, and he holds the league record for most officiated games with 2,635.[5]

His game on April 12, 2013, in Washington was his 2,600th consecutive game as an NBA official.

  1. ^ a b c Cullen, Christopher (March 2008). "Dick Bavetta" (PDF). Current Biography. Vol. 69, no. 3. pp. 3–8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-06-25.
  2. ^ "Person of the Week: Dick Bavetta". ABC News. February 10, 2006. Retrieved July 28, 2007.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference USAToday was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Misener, Darren (July 19, 2007). "Bavetta vs. Barkley: Sir Charles Reigns". NBA.com. Archived from the original on March 8, 2007. Retrieved July 28, 2007.
  5. ^ "Dick Bavetta: A Consecutive Legend". National Basketball Referees Association. February 7, 2006. Archived from the original on January 12, 2014. Retrieved January 12, 2014.

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