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Dick Fredricks

Dick Fredricks has been a contributor to Referee magazine and a member of the editorial committee of the Federation�s "Officials� Quarterly" publication. He officiates high school, college, and semi-pro football. Dick began officiating football and basketball about the time that some members of his high school football crew were born.

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Place of Birth

Janesville, Wisconsin

Family

Married (Ann Marie); 6 children all with at least one college degree

Education

BS and MS in Chemistry - Marquette University, Purdue University, Carnegie-Mellon University

Officiating Experience

35 years officiating experience in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin

Officiating Highlight

Referee for two Wisconsin state football championship games.

Referee for two Wisconsin high school All-Star football games.

Writer/columnist for �Referee� magazine.

Member of the publication committee that founded the National Federation�s �Official�s Quarterly� magazine.

Officiates high school, college, and semi-pro football.

Co-founder of the Fox Cities� Officials� Association.

Officiated both football and basketball but now works only football.

Hobbies

Involved in Appleton, Wisconsin, area sports community activities such as (1) the NCAA Division-3 World Series; (2) the Fox Cities Convention & Visitors Bureau Sports Association; (3) the largest fund-raising sports banquet in the state of Wisconsin (the �Red� Smith Banquet) with funds used to support Appleton area youth activities. Year-round jogger.

Advice

To be successful in officiating you must have the support of family and friends. Further, �success� can be measured in many ways, and is not limited to being an official in the NFL or a Division-I conference

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