Bill Mildenhall

Bill Mildenhall (born 10 April 1953) is a former basketball referee in the National Basketball League who also played Australian rules football with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Bill Mildenhall
Personal information
Full name William Stanley Mildenhall
Date of birth (1953-04-10) 10 April 1953
Original team(s) St Kilda City
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 76 kg (168 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1974–79, 1981–82 St Kilda 77 (17)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1982.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Mildenhall, who debuted in 1974, made few appearances early in his career due to injury. He had his best seasons in 1976 and 1977, as a back pocket, playing 40 of a possible 44 games.[1] For the rest of his career he was again in and out of the team, but this time it was because he had taken up basketball refereeing in 1979.

Mildenhall refereed in the NBL between 1979 and 2011, and also officiated in the 1992 Barcelona and 2000 Sydney Olympics.

In 2005, Mildenhall went past Eddie Crouch's league record of officiating in 802 matches. He also holds the record for being awarded "NBL Referee of the Year" on the most occasions.[2]


References
  1. "Bill Mildenhall". AFL Tables.
  2. The Age, "NBL shoots for best-of-Asia contest", 16 December 2004, Stephen Howell
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