Episode 274, The Rant: William Modeste.

The Rant

Dec 12 2020 | 01:39:07

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Show Notes

If anyone has had the pleasure to see Bill on the field or on the court, you know off it he’s no different. In this pod we discuss his early life growing up in NYC, how he discovered officiating in the 1960’s, his come up in the playgrounds, his ascension to the collegiate level, his experience during the age of CoronaVirus, and what he’s learned about himself in the decades of being an official. Along with my co-host Bernard Bowen Sr. from Bball Referees, our conversation with Modeste, in bio, now.

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