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Bill Chadwick (William Leroy Chadwick) was born on 10 October, 1915 in Manhattan, New York, U.S., is an American ice hockey referee (1915–2009). Discover Bill Chadwick's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 94 years old?
| Popular As |
William Leroy Chadwick |
| Occupation |
Former NHL referee
Broadcaster |
| Age |
94 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Libra |
| Born |
10 October, 1915 |
| Birthday |
10 October |
| Birthplace |
Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
| Date of death |
24 October, 2009 |
| Died Place |
Cutchogue, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality |
United States
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Bill Chadwick Height, Weight & Measurements
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Bill Chadwick Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Bill Chadwick worth at the age of 94 years old? Bill Chadwick’s income source is mostly from being a successful Former. He is from United States. We have estimated Bill Chadwick's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
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| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Not Available |
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| Source of Income |
Former |
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Timeline
William Leroy "The Big Whistle" Chadwick (October 10, 1915 – October 24, 2009) was the first US-born referee to serve in the National Hockey League (NHL).
While playing as a center for a Metropolitan Amateur Hockey League All-Star team at Madison Square Garden in 1935, he was struck in the right eye by an errant puck during a line change against a team from Boston.
Even though the doctors at Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital weren't able to restore vision to his right eye, he continued to play the sport with the New York Rovers of the Eastern Amateur Hockey League.
Chadwick was encouraged to become a referee by his former Rovers' coach, Tommy Lockhart.
His first experience as an on-ice official was in a Rovers game in March 1937, when he substituted for the scheduled referee who was stuck in a snowstorm.
His work in the amateur circuit caught the attention of then-NHL president Frank Calder, who hired him as the league's first American-born linesman in 1939.
The first professional match Chadwick worked was between the Montreal Canadiens and New York Americans at The Garden.
Despite being blind in his right eye, his on-ice officiating career spanned the greater part of the 1940s and 1950s, during which he pioneered the system of hand signals for penalties which is now used in all hockey games internationally.
He later was a popular broadcaster for the New York Rangers on radio and television.
Born in Manhattan, New York City, he attended Jamaica High School.
After one year of service in the NHL, he was promoted to referee, eventually becoming the first one to use hand signals during games in the early 1940s.
The system he developed was adopted by the NHL in 1956, one year after his retirement.
During his fifteen seasons as a referee, he worked over 900 regular season contests and a record 42 Stanley Cup Finals matches, 13 of them series deciders.
He became the fifth on-ice official, the first American-born, to be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1964.
He has been elected to both the Hockey Hall of Fame and the United States Hockey Hall of Fame.
Chadwick spent 14 seasons as a hockey color commentator both on radio and television for the New York Rangers.
From 1967–72, he worked on radio with Marv Albert, and in 1972 moved to television broadcasts on WOR-TV, Channel 9, and the MSG Network.
He died on October 24, 2009, at the age of 94.
