Referee Documentary

[Mark Padgett]

This probably won't help, but that doesn't stop me from mentioning it.
There's a movie called "The Temp" that was filmed here in Portland. There's a scene in it showing a basketball game. The large sized official is my brother-in-law, Jim (uncredited in the movie). Apparently, somebody who was working on the movie was a friend of his and when the movie people said they needed a local to play this part, he recommended Jim, mostly for his size (he's about 6'5" and very athletic). Jim didn't play basketball in HS or college but he's in the Portland Public League HS HOF for football and his college's HOF for football and baseball. He played a year in AA ball for the Mets' farm system until he injured his knee. He was a big left handed hitting first baseman. He then became a middle school PE teacher and did that for 30 years until he retired. Now, he and his wife play golf every day. After teaching MS PE for that long, he's certainly earned it.