| Overall UK Wins: 1 | Overall UK Losses: 0 | Win % 100 |
Date of Birth: September 5, 1902
Date of Death: July 16, 1981
Hometown: Fort Worth, TX
Alma Mater: Texas [1924]
For a generalized listing of officials, please consult this page.
| Date | Matchup | W/L | Score | UK Fouls | Opp Fouls | UK FTA | Opp FTA | UK DQ | Opp DQ | Technicals | Officiating Crew |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/26/1949 | Kentucky vs. Oklahoma A&M | W | 46 - 36 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 1 | 2 | Kentucky Rupp and UK trainer for comments made towards referee, charged to Capt. Groza [called by Cliff Ogden] | Cliff Ogden and Albert Curtis |
Obituary - Galveston Daily News (July 17, 1981)
Ex-SWC Head Abb Curtis Dies
Dallas (UPI) - Longtime Southwest Conference administrator Abb Curtis died Thursday at age 78.
Curtis had been in poor health for several years since retiring as SWC assistant executive secretary and supervisor of game officials in 1967.
Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Laurel Land Memorial Park in Fort Worth, Texas.
Curtis joined the conference as supervisor of officials in 1950 and worked with the late conference executive secretary Howard Grubbs for 17 years as the SWC and the Cotton Bowl game national prominence.
"Abb Curtis was the authority on football and basketball rules in his time," said commissioner Cliff Speegle, who was Curtis' successor as supervisor of officials. "he and Howard Grubbs did as much together to put this conference on solid footing and give it the stature it deserved as anyone could."
Born Albert S. Curtis in Ada, Oklahoma, Curtis was a three-sport star at Fort Worth Central (Paschal) High School and graduated from the University of Texas in 1924 as the school's No. 1 athlete.
He was All-America in basketball and played on undefeated basketball and football teams.
Curtis became a fulltime official after coaching three years at Central High. He joined the Missouri Valley Conference as supervisor of officials in 1949, and took a similar job at Southwest Conference the following year.
He also spent six years on the NCAA Rules Committee, playing a strong role in several rules changes that are still in effect today.
