Dallas Shirley (June 7, 1913 inWashington, D.C. – March 1, 1994) was an American basketball referee. He officiated more than 2000 basketball games in his 33-year career, which ended in 1966. He was theInternational Association of Approved Basketball Officials president from 1952 to 1953. He took part in the1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, officiating basketball. He was a member of the firstNBA officiating crew. He was enshrined in theBasketball Hall of Fame in 1980.
In 1994, Shirley donated a collection of documents and memorabilia to TheGeorge Washington University. The collection includes pennants, patches, trophies, media guides, scrapbooks, and photographs. It is currently under the care of the university's Special Collections Research Center, located in the Estelle and MelvinGelman Library.[1]
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