About Norm Drucker
Norm Drucker (July 4, 1920 – February 6, 2015) was a major influence in professional basketball officiating for over 35 years. His NBA and ABA officiating career as both a referee and Supervisor of Officials spanned the careers of all-time pro basketball greats, from George Mikan, Bob Cousy, Dolph Schayes and Bob Pettit in the 1950s, to Wilt Chamberlain, Jerry West, Elgin Baylor and Bill Russell in the 1960s, to Julius Erving, Rick Barry, Bill Bradley and Walt Frazier in the 1970s and to Larry Bird and Magic Johnson in the 1980s. == Early life == Drucker was born in New York City on July 4, 1920. He grew up in Brooklyn, and learned the game from the first generation of basketball superstars. Drucker attended Erasmus Hall High School in Flatbush, where he played on the basketball team, starting in 1937, in an era when there was no 3-second rule, goal tending was permitted and there was a jump ball after every basket. Erasmus reached the quarterfinals during his 1938 season. He has been called a legend of Brooklyn basketball. == College basketball == He went to City College, where he played as a 5 ft 11 in (1.83 m) guard. As a junior varsity freshman under coach Sam Winograd, Drucker was described as a "scrapper" who "played hustling ball". Drucker played varsity ball under future Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame coach Nat Holman.
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