Story coming on 70 year old official

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Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

Spoke with a local reporter from The Oregonian newspaper this morning and she informed me that a story she worked on about a 70 year old basketball official will run on March 17th. The guy is a friend of mine and I've worked numerous games with him over the years. Watching him work, you'd never guess he was anywhere near that age. He gets up and down the court like a 20 year old.

I think it will be a great tribute to him. BTW - there's another ref here in this area who is only one month younger than this guy. No, it's not me, but I'm getting close.

When the story runs, I'll see if I can provide a link.

Sorry to be a story topper, does this guy work HS and Juco? I've reffed with a guy in Chicago area who is 72 and runs like a deer, looks like he's 50 and has a full Juco, Varsity schedule. A few more officials here over 70 that work big games.

Another official was 86 and still working