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Post by jdodez on Oct 15, 2021 18:15:03 GMT -5
Tommy Bell crew photo from 1974.
L to R: Ray Dodez, Tom Kelleher, Tommy Bell, Gordon Wells, Fritz Graf, Dean Look.
Ed Merrifield replaced Fritz Graf in 1975. Jerry Markbreit replaced Dean Look in 1976 and took over the crew in 1977 when Tommy Bell retired.
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Post by FredFan7 on Oct 16, 2021 1:08:46 GMT -5
Thank you for sharing!
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Post by jdodez on Oct 16, 2021 5:29:08 GMT -5
Happy to share!
There's a lot of talk in the NFL about how coaches can trace their lineage back to a certain head coach for whom they previously worked as an assistant. These "coaching trees" reflects how a successful coach transcends their own individual successful performance to have an influence on the future success of their colleagues.
I think a big part of Tommy Bell's greatness as a referee is reflected, in part, in his "officials tree", and these crew pictures are a great way to think about the individuals he influenced. I'll post some other stuff that shows Tommy's leadership in how driven he was in preparing his crews for success and leading them on the field.
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Post by wjl on Oct 17, 2021 19:19:26 GMT -5
That was an outstanding crew.
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