He is the father of former[1] NBA referee Tommy Núñez Jr.
He was born on September 10, 1938, in Santa Maria, California, and is of Mexican American descent.
[2] In 1972 he was hired by the NBA and became the first Hispanic to referee in any major sport.
Since retiring he puts all his time and energy into speaking to kids from coast to coast, organizing summer sports camps, youth programs or directing his National Hispanic Basketball tournament.
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