Dallas Shirley, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetDallas Shirley
American basketball player
Date of Birth: 07-Jun-1913
Place of Birth: Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, United States
Date of Death: 01-Mar-1994
Profession: basketball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Dallas Shirley
- Dallas Shirley (June 7, 1913 in Washington, D.C., US – March 1, 1994) was a basketball referee.
- He officiated more than 2000 basketball games in his 33-year career, which ended in 1966.
- He was the International Association of Approved Basketball Officials president from 1952 to 1953.
- He took part in the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, officiating basketball.
- He was a member of the first NBA officiating crew.
- He was enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1980. In 1994, Shirley donated a collection of documents and memorabilia to The George Washington University.
- The collection includes pennants, patches, trophies, media guides, scrapbooks, and photographs.
- It is currently under the care of GW's Special Collections Research Center, located in the Estelle and Melvin Gelman Library.
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