Ernest "Ernie" Quigley (March 22, 1880 in Newcastle, New Brunswick, Canada) - December 10, 1960) was notable both as a basketball referee and baseball umpire. March 22 is the 81st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (82nd in Leap years). ... 1880 (MDCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Newcastle, New Brunswick was a former town on the Miramichi River in east central New Brunswick, Canada. ... December 10 is the 344th day (345th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005 Basketball is a sport in which two teams of five players each try to score points by throwing a ball through a hoop (the basket) under organized rules. ... A football (soccer) player is cautioned by a referee A referee is a person who has authority to make decisions about play in many sports. ... Baseball is a team sport in which a player on one team (the pitcher) attempts to throw a hard, fist-sized ball past a player on the other team (the batter), who attempts to hit the baseball with a tapered, smooth wooden stick called a bat. ... In sports, an umpire is an official appointed to rule on plays and procedure. ...

A student of basketball inventor James Naismith, Quigley officiated at more than 15000 games during his 40-year career in basketball, and was enshrined in the Hall of Fame in 1961. James Naismith James Naismith, M.D. (November 6, 1861 – November 28, 1939) was the inventor of the sport of basketball and the first to introduce the use of a helmet in American football. ...

He was a National League baseball umpire from 1913 to 1945, and oversaw six World Series, including the controversial 1919 Black Sox scandal. This article refers to the American baseball league. ... 1913 (MCMXIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The World Series is the championship series of Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada, the culmination of the sports postseason each October. ... ...

External links

• Ernie Quigley at the Basketball Hall of Fame
• Ernie Quigley at Baseball Library