Sid Taylor

Sort Order HTML <p>Sid Taylor</p>

Sort Order HTML <p>SID TAYLOR AM</p>

Sort Order HTML <p>OFFICIAL</p>

Sort Order HTML <p>A lifetime of contributions to basketball officiating in NSW and Australia</p>

Sort Order HTML <p>Referee and administrator Australian Police Basketball Association Patron for many years</p>

Sort Order HTML <p>Helped form the Australian Referees Association Appointed National Rules Interpreter in 1963</p>

Sort Order HTML <p> Held positions of Chairman of the Australian Basketball Union Technical and Referees Standards Committees</p>

Sort Order HTML <p>Rated the No 1 official in Australia Oceania Rules Interpreter</p>

Sort Order HTML <p>FIBA qualified Official FIBA award of Honorary International Referee in 1975</p>

Sort Order HTML <p>Officiated at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics</p>

Sort Order HTML <p>Officiated at the 1974 World Men’s basketball Championships</p>

Sort Order HTML <p>Lifetime educator-teacher-mentor for basketball officials</p>

Sort Order HTML <p>Life Member of the Referees Associations of Sydney, Basketball NSW and Australia</p>

Sort Order HTML <p>Life Member Sydney Association, Basketball NSW and Basketball Australia</p>

Sort Order HTML <p>Member Basketball Australia Hall of Fame</p>

Sort Order HTML <p>Sid Taylor has had a long and distinguished career in basketball. He has been a life-time contributor to basketball in NSW and Australia and for the Australian Police Basketball Association. His contributions to refereeing in Sydney and for NSW over many years had a profound influence by setting the standards and pathways for others to follow. As one of those who helped form the Australian Referees Association he was appointed National Rules Interpreter in 1963 and held positions of Chairman of the Australian Basketball Union Technical and Referees Standards Committees. During his career as a referee he was rated as the No 1 official in Australia. A FIBA qualified referee he served as the Oceania Rules Interpreter and officiated at the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games and the 1974 World Men’s Basketball Championships. FIBA awarded him the title of Honorary International Referee in 1975. A Life Member of the Referees Associations of Sydney, Basketball NSW and Australia as well as being a Life Member of Sydney, NSW and Australian Basketball Associations he has been recognised for his many years of outstanding service to the game. Sid Taylor is a member of the Basketball Australia Hall of Fame and was awarded the Australian Sports Medal and the AM for services to basketball.</p>

Sort Order HTML <p>Sid Taylor refereeing Country NSW v City NSW in 1953</p>