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For referee Melvin Lindsey, game remains the same after 54 years of high school football

from Austin American-Statesman

For referee Melvin Lindsey, game remains the same after 54 years of high school football Austin American-Statesman Forgive Melvin Lindsey for failing to remember how many football games he has officiated during a career that has spanned six decades. That’s what happens when the answer approaches 1,000. For Lindsey, 81, football season represents a new beginning. So when the ball is kicked off in late August, the man wearing the back-and-white-striped shirt and white cap in the center of the field has a job to do. READ MORE

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