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Old Fri Jun 13, 2008, 02:25pm
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Originally Posted by zebra2955
How did that name originate? "smitty "
zebra2955,

I believe the term was originally coined by Carl Childress in an article he wrote for Referee magazine prior to the inception of Officiating.com. I believe Mick's hypothesis pretty well summarizes Carl's intent.

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