{{short description|American boxer}} {{BLP sources|date=March 2020}} {{Infobox boxer |name= Jay Nady |image= |imagesize= |caption= |realname= Jay Nady |height={{convert|6|ft|5|in}} |birth_date= {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1947|08|23}} |birth_place=Dubuque, Iowa, U.S. }}
'''Jay Nady''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|n|eɪ|d|i}} {{respell|NAY|dee}}; born August 23, 1947)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aworldofboxing.com/Referees-Pages/Jay-Nady/Jay-Nady.html|title=Jay Nady - Referee|website=www.aworldofboxing.com|access-date=2020-03-03}}</ref> is an American former boxing referee and the uncle of former Major League Baseball outfielder Xavier Nady.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxingscene.com/pacquiao-vs-margarito-jay-nady-needed-referee--31549 |title=Pacquiao vs Margarito: Jay Nady is Needed To Referee |last=Marley |first=Michael |date=October 5, 2010 |website=BoxingScene.com |publisher=Boxing Scene |access-date=June 12, 2024}}</ref>
==Biography== Nady boxed and played football at the University of Nevada, Reno in the 1960s. For his accomplishments on the field and in the ring, he was inducted into the UNR Hall of Fame in 1986.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://nevadawolfpack.com/honors/hall-of-fame/creighton-j-nady/73 |title=Creighton J. Nady |website=NevadaWolfPack.com |publisher=University of Nevada |access-date=June 12, 2024}}</ref>
Nady's refereeing career also started at the University of Nevada. In 1970 he began refereeing amateur boxing. Nady earned his professional license in 1972 and officiated close to 2,500 boxing matches until his retirement in 2019.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Krajewski |first1=Jim |title=Two Northern Nevadans among 2024's Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame class |url=https://www.rgj.com/story/sports/2024/05/13/two-northern-nevadans-among-2024s-nevada-boxing-hall-of-fame-class/73646690007/ |access-date=24 October 2024 |work=Reno Gazette Journal |date=13 May 2024}}</ref>
Nady served in the U.S. Army from 1971 to 1972 as a 2nd lieutenant, and was discharged from the reserves as a captain in 1978.
Nady served a member of the Nevada State Athletic Commission, appointed by then Governor Richard Bryan. Although he maintained his refereeing credentials, he did not officiate during his three-year appointment, and resigned his commission early to resume his ring duties.
A close friend of boxing referee Mills Lane, Nady served as the manager for Lane's successful campaign for district attorney and judge in Reno, Nevada.
Nady had a stool thrown at him by Zab Judah after a stoppage.<ref>{{cite web|author=Justin Tate |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1227549-the-15-most-painful-fighting-fails-ever#slide5 |title=The 15 Most Painful Fighting Fails Ever: Zab Judah Cries, Cusses and Chunks Chairs in Defeat |publisher=Bleacher Report |date=2012-06-21 |accessdate=2020-03-20}}</ref> This action, along with various other attempted assaults on the referee, earned Judah a temporary license suspension.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sport-express.ru/art.shtml?42484 |title=Константин ЦЗЮ: "ДЖУДА ПАРУ РАЗ В МЕНЯ ПОПАЛ. НО НЕ ПОТРЯС" |access-date=2008-02-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090505080030/http://www.sport-express.ru/art.shtml?42484 |archive-date=2009-05-05}} In Russian</ref>
== References == {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=400852&cat=referee BoxRec Fight History] *[https://sports.yahoo.com/box/news?slug=ki-nady020311 Nady article]
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