{{Short description|American professional wrestling referee (born 1932)}}
'''Richard “Dick” Kroll''' (born July 23, 1932) is an American retired professional wrestling referee.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Hornbaker |first=Tim |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c0MlBQAAQBAJ&pg=PT228&dq=Dick+Kroll+referee+died&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjc39KstdiTAxWDkyYFHS09C-oQ6AF6BAgPEAM |title=Capitol Revolution: The Rise of the McMahon Wrestling Empire |date=2015-03-01 |publisher=ECW Press |isbn=978-1-77090-689-1 |language=en}}</ref>
== Career == Kroll was primarily active with the WWF (now WWE) in the 1970s and 1980s.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Backlund |first=Bob |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Lm2CDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT489&dq=Dick+Kroll+referee+died&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjc39KstdiTAxWDkyYFHS09C-oQ6AF6BAgOEAM |title=Backlund: From All-American Boy to Professional Wrestling's World Champion |last2=Miller |first2=Robert H. |date=2015-09-15 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=978-1-61321-696-5 |language=en}}</ref> He was prominently featured on ''WWF on MSG Network''. He was the referee in the legendary main event of "Showdown At Shea 1972" between Pedro Morales and Bruno Sammartino.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Power |first=Dan |title=WWE Men in the Shadows: The 10 Most Notorious Referees |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/730115-wwe-men-in-the-shadow-the-10-most-notorious-referees |access-date=2026-04-06 |website=bleacherreport.com |language=en}}</ref>
He also refereed during the first WrestleMania in 1985, and the following years WrestleMania II.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Power |first=Dan |title=WWE Men in the Shadows: The 10 Most Notorious Referees |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/730115-wwe-men-in-the-shadow-the-10-most-notorious-referees |access-date=2026-04-06 |website=bleacherreport.com |language=en}}</ref> He retired during the 1990s, however Paul Heyman persuaded him to work on an ECW card in 1999.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dick Kroll - Online World of Wrestling |url=https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profile/dick-kroll/ |access-date=2026-04-06 |language=en-US}}</ref>
== References == {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Kroll, Dick}} Category:1932 births Category:American professional wrestling referees Category:Living people Category:20th-century American people