# Dick Kroll

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{{Short description|American professional wrestling referee (born 1932)}}

'''Richard “Dick” Kroll''' (born July 23, 1932) is an American retired [professional wrestling](/source/professional_wrestling) [referee](/source/Referee_(professional_wrestling)).<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](/source/WWE) (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](/source/WWF_on_MSG_Network)''. He was the referee in the legendary main event of "[Showdown At Shea 1972](/source/Showdown_at_Shea)" between [Pedro Morales](/source/Pedro_Morales) and [Bruno Sammartino](/source/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](/source/WrestleMania_I) in 1985, and the following years [WrestleMania II](/source/WrestleMania_2).<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](/source/Paul_Heyman) persuaded him to work on an [ECW](/source/Extreme_Championship_Wrestling) 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>

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