Earl Strom
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Earl "Yogi" Strom was an American professional basketball referee for 29 years in the National Basketball Association and for three years in the American Basketball Association. Strom is credited as o
Strom Hall of Fame photo
Pied Piper of Hamelin
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The Pied Piper of Hamelin, also known as the Pan Piper or the Rat-Catcher of Hamelin, is the title character of a legend from the town of Hamelin, Lower Saxony, Germany.
Earl Strom
…is credited as one of the great referees in the history of the NBA and was known for his flamboyant style and ability to control the game. Nicknamed "The Pied Piper", the assertive Strom made foul calls with his whistle by using a "tweet-pause-tweet-tweet" tune and pointing at the offending player. In addition to…
1592 painting of the Pied Piper copied from the glass window of Marktkirche in Hamelin
Postcard "Gruss aus Hameln" featuring the Pied Piper of Hamelin, 1902
1909 Maxfield Parrish mural of the Pied Piper of Hamelin at the Palace Hotel, San Francisco
The rats of Hamelin: Illustration by Kate Greenaway for Robert Browning's "The Pied Piper of Hamelin"