Tiny Wharton
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Tiny Wharton
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Tom "Tiny" Wharton OBE was a Scottish football referee in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. Known as Tiny, due to his colossal 6'4" frame, he was one of the most iconic and respected officials of his generation. He was raised in the Parkhead area of Glasgow; the brothers John Cairney and Jim Cairney were childhood acquaintances. An engineer by profession, Wharton took up refereeing at the age of 21 and had reached Class I status within 3 years. He refereed a number of important and high-profile games
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Scottish football referee
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiny_Wharton
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2023-06-14T19:00:45Z
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