Mendy Rudolph, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American Athlete and coach
Date of Birth: 08-Mar-1926
Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Date of Death: 04-Jul-1979
Profession: basketball official
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Mendy Rudolph
- Marvin "Mendy" Rudolph (March 8, 1926 – July 4, 1979) was an American professional basketball referee in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 22 years, from 1953 to 1975.
- Regarded as one of the greatest officials in NBA history, Rudolph officiated 2,112 NBA games (a record held at retirement) and was the first league referee to work 2,000 games.
- He was also selected to referee eight NBA All-Star Games and made 22 consecutive NBA Finals appearances.Following his career as a referee, he was a color commentator for CBS Sports's coverage of the NBA on CBS for two seasons from 1975 to 1977 and he appeared in a television advertisement for Miller Lite.
- He was a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2007.
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