Frank Birch (referee), Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Date of Birth: 11-Nov-1883
Date of Death: 18-Mar-1948
Profession: basketball player
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Frank Birch (referee)
- Frank Earl Birch (November 11, 1883 – March 18, 1948) was a college football and basketball referee who first introduced signals.
- In 1920, he passed out cards to coaches and the press with a code of twelve gestures.
- He was a graduate of Earlham College.
- He married Margaret Johnson.
- He was also once mayor of Sterling, Illinois.
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