CSN Log
January 30th, 2008, 04:10 PM
Redding: Commissioner of Football Officiating
The story of Dennis Redding, which winds through the Air Force, two bouts of cancer, and finally as an observer of officials in the ECAC.
http://www.wickedlocal.com/content/sites/sandwich/redding/0/g13c0cf8446aa287e45f1f55e4ed3ff26cf95a66489c4a1.jp gCape Cod - Not even two types of cancer could keep Dennis Redding off the football field.
A referee of Pee Wee, high school and college football for more than 30 years, the South Yarmouth resident had to call it quits after being diagnosed 5 years ago with a malignant melanoma and renal cancer. But that didn’t stop his involvement in the sport.
Redding got into officiating the way many young parents did, because of his young son’s interest. His desire to stay involved in the sports showed when he became Supervisor of Officials for the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference from 2003 to 2005.
He now works for nonprofit USA Football, the sport’s national governing body, as an Officials Observer for the ECAC, Patriot, Ivy and Colonial Athletic Association.
Read more ... (http://www.championshipsubdivisionnews.com/?title=redding-commissioner-of-football-officia&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1#more387)
The story of Dennis Redding, which winds through the Air Force, two bouts of cancer, and finally as an observer of officials in the ECAC.
http://www.wickedlocal.com/content/sites/sandwich/redding/0/g13c0cf8446aa287e45f1f55e4ed3ff26cf95a66489c4a1.jp gCape Cod - Not even two types of cancer could keep Dennis Redding off the football field.
A referee of Pee Wee, high school and college football for more than 30 years, the South Yarmouth resident had to call it quits after being diagnosed 5 years ago with a malignant melanoma and renal cancer. But that didn’t stop his involvement in the sport.
Redding got into officiating the way many young parents did, because of his young son’s interest. His desire to stay involved in the sports showed when he became Supervisor of Officials for the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference from 2003 to 2005.
He now works for nonprofit USA Football, the sport’s national governing body, as an Officials Observer for the ECAC, Patriot, Ivy and Colonial Athletic Association.
Read more ... (http://www.championshipsubdivisionnews.com/?title=redding-commissioner-of-football-officia&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1#more387)