Football refereeing, not for me
- Posted on July 19, 2025
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Football refereeing, not for me

My dad, Mark Hammond, was a longtime Western New York high school football referee and a great one. He tried his best to convince me to follow in his footsteps, but was ultimately unsuccessful. As I neared the age of 17 after the so-called but personally elusive Summer of Love in 1967, I took the…