Jerry Rizzo

Jerome S. Rizzo was an American professional basketball player. He played for the Syracuse Nationals in the National Basketball League and averaged 8.4 points per game. On December 21, 1948, Jerry Rizzo was suspended by the for the remainder of the season, including the playoffs, after punching a referee during a 60–54 loss to the original Denver Nuggets, despite leading his team with 15 points. The incident was widely cited as potentially a factor in Rizzo not being called up by the Basketball Association of America.
After his professional basketball career ended, Rizzo moved to Las Vegas, Nevada and opened a sporting goods store.