Jay Nady ( ; born August 23, 1947) is an American former

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and the uncle of former

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outfielder

Xavier Nady Xavier Clifford Nady VI (; born November 14, 1978) is an American former professional baseball outfielder and first baseman. Nady played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs, Ari ...

Biography

Nady boxed and played football at the

University of Nevada, Reno The University of Nevada, Reno (Nevada, the University of Nevada, or UNR) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Reno, Nevada, United States. It is the state's flagship public university and prim ...

in the 1960s. For his accomplishments on the field and in the ring, he was inducted into the UNR Hall of Fame in 1986. Nady's refereeing career also started at the University of Nevada. In 1970 he began refereeing amateur boxing. Nady earned his professional license in 1972 and officiated close to 2,500 boxing matches until his retirement in 2019. Nady served in the U.S. Army from 1971 to 1972 as a 2nd lieutenant, and was discharged from the reserves as a captain in 1978. Nady served a member of the

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, appointed by then Governor

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. Although he maintained his refereeing credentials, he did not officiate during his three-year appointment, and resigned his commission early to resume his ring duties. A close friend of boxing referee

Mills Lane Mills Bee Lane III (November 12, 1937 – December 6, 2022) was an American referee (boxing), boxing referee and professional boxer, a two-term Washoe County, Nevada district court judge, and television personality. Lane was best known for ha ...

, Nady served as the manager for Lane's successful campaign for district attorney and judge in

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. Nady had a stool thrown at him by

Zab Judah Zabdiel Judah (born October 27, 1977) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1996 to 2019. He held multiple world championships in two weight classes, including the undisputed championship at welterweight in 2005, and the ...

after a stoppage. This action, along with various other attempted assaults on the referee, earned Judah a temporary license suspension. In Russian

References

External links

BoxRec Fight HistoryNady article
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