and believe me, what a tremendous source of information he is. We started our interview at 10 am and 96 minutes later I had filled my legal pad with 10 pages of notes! (Thank you Dick!)
Dick Honig may just be one of the true “household” names in football officiating. Whether it is from his 31 years of field experience most recently in the Big 10, his influence on European football officiating, his current guidance in the ACC, or more commonly at Honig’s Whistle Stop. You can check out his website for all you officiating supplies at www.honigs.com.
Dick recently retired from on-field officiating after a 41-year career. He officiated games throughout the United Sates and in eight European countries. Dick worked in many officiating capacities simultaneously. He spent 31 years as a football official with 22 years in the Big Ten Conference and nine years in the Mid-American Conference. He also spent 20 years as a basketball referee in the Mid-American Conference. He worked over fifteen bowl games, and concluded his career at the 2004 Sugar Bowl.
Dick also sponsors the Great Lakes Collegiate Football Officiating camp in April at Michigan State University. Check out this link for more info on attending: http://www.honigs.com/browse_products.asp?Cat=2&Sub=60
Dick provided a wealth of knowledge and you can trust that this book project will be better as a result.
Todd
