Jimmy Lennon (College basketball. Born, Astoria, Queens, Sept. 26, 1925; died, Toms River, NJ, Nov. 4, 2011.) After an all-City career as a basketball player at St. John’s Prep, James Lennon turned to teaching and refereeing basketball. Lennon began officiating in 1945, working high school games and scrimmages. He moved up to the college level […]
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