Clifford B. Fagan (March 3, 1911 – January 18, 1995) was a high school

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referee who became executive director of the National Federation of State High School Athletic Associations (NFHS) and eventually president of the Basketball Hall of Fame and board member for

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, the international governing body for the sport of basketball. He was born in

Mankato, Minnesota Mankato ( ) is a city in Blue Earth, Nicollet, and Le Sueur counties in the state of Minnesota. The population was 44,488 according to the 2020 census, making it the 21st-largest city in Minnesota, and the 5th-largest outside of the Minnea ...

. For his contributions to the sport of basketball, including his service as a member of the board of directors for the

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, Fagan was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as a contributor in 1984. He was awarded the

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, in 1994.

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Basketball Hall of Fame profileGreen Bay East HS profile
1911 births 1995 deaths Basketball referees Sports commissioners High school basketball coaches in Wisconsin High school football coaches in Wisconsin Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductees Sportspeople from Mankato, Minnesota University of Iowa alumni University of Wisconsin–La Crosse alumni Wisconsin–Eau Claire Blugolds football coaches {{1910s-US-basketball-bio-stub