Richie Phillips
Major League Baseball official (1940–2013) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Richard Gregory Phillips Sr. (August 24, 1940 – May 31, 2013) was an American lawyer. From 1978 to 2000, he was general counsel and executive director of the Major League Umpires Association (MLUA). He held a similar position for National Basketball Association (NBA) referees. Phillips is notable for recommending that Major League Baseball (MLB) umpires resign en masse in 1999.
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Born | (1940-08-24)August 24, 1940 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Died | May 31, 2013(2013-05-31) (aged 72) Cape May, New Jersey, U.S. |
Alma mater | Villanova University |
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Spouse | Ellen Harrell |
Children | 4 |
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