How many of you are dinosaurs?

Texas Aggie · #1 (**permalink**) Sun Aug 13, 2006, 11:20pm

Hmmm. Without opening a new argumentative slugfest, what was the reasoning for calling multi-sport officials dinos? I'm not offended by the term, just curious how one gets there since its (working more than one sport) by no means out of style.

I work 2 sports, so if that makes me a dino, so be it.

tjones1 · #2 (**permalink**) Sun Aug 13, 2006, 11:46pm

I currently work two sports as well -- basketball and baseball.

(Football coming in the near future)

Jurassic Referee · #3 (**permalink**) Mon Aug 14, 2006, 12:04am

I've done football and basketball since my first year.

JRutledge · #4 (**permalink**) Mon Aug 14, 2006, 12:44am

Most successful officials I know are multi-sports officials. Or at one time they worked multiple sports before getting a shot at college or pro ball of some kind.

Peace

JugglingReferee · #5 (**permalink**) Mon Aug 14, 2006, 04:35am

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

I've done football and basketball since my first year.

Coincidentally, this was also the first year that football and basketball needed officials.

(I do fb and bb as well.)

Jurassic Referee · #6 (**permalink**) Mon Aug 14, 2006, 05:26am

Quote:

Originally Posted by JugglingReferee

Coincidentally, this was also the first year that football and basketball needed officials.

Ah yes.....peach baskets and leather helmets....I miss 'em so.

And I remember having to walk 10 miles to school each day....always in a blizzard.....up-hill both ways.....

Official99 · #7 (**permalink**) Mon Aug 14, 2006, 06:40am

Three sports - basketball, baseball & soccer