NorthKnox94 Posted April 27, 2020 Posted April 27, 2020 "Doc" Joe passed away a couple of days ago. He was a very good person and official here in southern Indiana...he will be missed on the field. 2 Quote
Bobref Posted April 27, 2020 Posted April 27, 2020 I met Doc many years ago when he accepted a position as a representative from Southern Indiana on the Board of Directors of the Indiana Football Officials Association. A friend over the years, we had a number of conversations about the mechanics and philosophy of the referee position. But our conversations ranged well beyond football. A great guy who made a significant contribution to high school football, who will be greatly missed. The story of him coming back to work a state final after basically dying of a heart attack is inspiring. 3 Quote
CoachNolting Posted April 27, 2020 Posted April 27, 2020 Great guy. Always enjoyed pregame talks with him. He will be missed. 2 Quote
SoIndRef Posted April 28, 2020 Posted April 28, 2020 On 4/27/2020 at 3:00 PM, Bobref said: I met Doc many years ago when he accepted a position as a representative from Southern Indiana on the Board of Directors of the Indiana Football Officials Association. A friend over the years, we had a number of conversations about the mechanics and philosophy of the referee position. But our conversations ranged well beyond football. A great guy who made a significant contribution to high school football, who will be greatly missed. The story of him coming back to work a state final after basically dying of a heart attack is inspiring. Except he never did work that state final after the heart attack. I grew close to Doc being in the same association. Excellent guy. Will absolutely be missed. Quote
Bobref Posted April 29, 2020 Posted April 29, 2020 12 hours ago, SoIndRef said: Except he never did work that state final after the heart attack. I grew close to Doc being in the same association. Excellent guy. Will absolutely be missed. Must have been shortly before. I knew he returned to officiating. Quote
SoIndRef Posted April 29, 2020 Posted April 29, 2020 8 hours ago, Bobref said: Must have been shortly before. I knew he returned to officiating. He did the following season. He was a great resource in all things officiating. He truly enjoyed the game. It is going to be different not having him at association meetings in the fall. 2 Quote
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