His broad black and white stripes quickly became commonplace with both football and basketball referees. By the way, Olds says he took some ribbing the first time he wore his stripes.

The league went to black-and-white striping in the early 1950s, but only temporarily—by 1971 refs were wearing short-sleeved gray shirts similar to those they wear now (but without that horrific ...

His broad black and white stripes quickly became commonplace with both football and basketball referees. By the way, Olds says he took some ribbing the first time he wore his stripes.