Jess Kersey

[1] Born in Newport News, Virginia, Kersey attended Thomas Nelson Community College.

[2] In July 1997, Kersey resigned from the NBA after 24 seasons as a referee after he pleaded guilty to tax evasion.

[4] On April 10, 2007, Kersey was injured after Corey Maggette collided with him, and Kersey underwent hip replacement surgery the following year.

Kersey was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 2012.

[5] Kersey died of cancer on April 22, 2017, in Williamsburg, Virginia, at the age of 76.