Referee Barry McLeod puts in 35 years as basketball referee
BARRY McLeod's love affair with basketball started when he was playing Bulimba Cup rugby league for Ipswich.
A handy utility who played halfback, five-eighth or fullback, McLeod won a couple of premierships with Goodna in the mid-1970s and wore the green and white Ipswich jersey against Brisbane and Toowoomba.
"I started playing basketball in Ipswich purely for a bit of off-season fitness for football," he said. "Each basketball team had a duty night when they had to provide the referees so I picked up the whistle one night.
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Bernie Pramberg From: The Courier-Mail
August 22, 2009
Last Modified on 23/08/2009 18:49
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