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2. Umpire (baseball) - Wikipedia

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   Jerry Neudecker (AL, 1966–85) last AL umpire to use outside chest protector after league disallowed its use by new umpires starting in 1977; Jake O'Donnell (AL, 1968–71) also a National Basketball Association official from 1967 to 1995; only man to officiate both MLB and NBA all-star games. Worked the NBA Finals every year from 1972 through ...

3. Jerry Neudecker - Wikipedia

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   Neudecker was the last full-time Major League umpire to use a "balloon" chest protector. (Bill Deegan, who had retired during the 1980 season, wore this chest protector during two umpire strikes: on Opening Day, 1991, and for two games during the 1995 season.) After his retirement, his chest protector was sent to the Baseball Hall of Fame. [4]

4. Joe Brinkman - Wikipedia

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   When Brinkman retired, he was the last active umpire to have used the outside chest protector, which was required for AL umpires through the 1974 season. The league made new umpires wear the inside chest protector starting in 1977. Brinkman was not the last umpire to wear the "balloon" protector, having switched to the inside protector in 1980.

5. Lou DiMuro - Wikipedia

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   In 1978, DiMuro switched from the outside chest protector, which had been favored by American League umpires since the turn of the century, to the inside chest protector, which was used by the National League since its invention by Hall of Fame arbiter Bill Klem (except by Hall of Famer Jocko Conlan and Beans Reardon).

6. Bill Haller - Wikipedia

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   He retired after the 1982 World Series. He was the last umpire to wear the balloon-style chest protector in a World Series game, calling balls and strikes for Game 2 between the Milwaukee Brewers and St. Louis Cardinals. Upon retirement, Haller served as a supervisor of American League umpires until he was fired shortly after the 1985 season ...

7. Don Denkinger - Wikipedia

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   He was one of seven umpires who worked in two perfect games. Denkinger was the second base umpire for Len Barker's perfect game on May 15, 1981, and the first base umpire for Kenny Rogers' perfect game on July 28, 1994. Denkinger was also the home plate umpire for Nolan Ryan's sixth no-hitter on June 11, 1990. [4]