Violet Palmer
Basketball, Sports official
1964 –
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Who is Violet Palmer?
Violet Renice Palmer is an American basketball referee in the NBA and WNBA and the first female official to reach the highest competitive tier in a major U.S. professional sport. She also earned recognition as a member of two NCAA Division II women's championship basketball teams. Palmer was the first woman to officiate an NBA playoff game when she did so in the April 25, 2006 match between the Indiana Pacers and New Jersey Nets. In the NBA, Palmer wears uniform number 12.
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- Born
- Jul 20, 1964
- Spouses
- Tanya Stine
( - 2014/08/01) - Tanya Stine
(2014/08/01 - )
- Tanya Stine
- Profession
- Education
- California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
- Lived in
- Compton
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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