Life Members

Name: Dennis Abbott (#57)
Legacy

Started his football officiating career by volunteering as an amateur sideline official in Delta (Ladner) BC at age 23 in 1969.
Joined Vancouver City`s officials association, (BCFOA), in 1973 and then was appointed to the Junior football panel in 1976. Dennis received his first Junior playoff and High School final in 1980. […]

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Name: Greg Barnes
Legacy

A former Edmonton Wildcats Junior player Greg Barnes #45, was employed as a CBC vice-president and after moving to BC worked as the Human Resources Director for West Vancouver.  Greg […]

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Name: Ian Anderson
Legacy

Fondly remembered as the head coach at Steveston High School for more than 20 years, Ian Anderson was also a very skilled, highly praised high school official. […]

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Name: Bob Dyson[#12 – retired number]
Legacy

A member for more than 35 years, Bob preached hard work, attention to detail, a dedication to learning/improving and instilled a sense of pride in individual and crew performance. […]

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Name: Max Hatch [#37] (Deceased)
Legacy

Max was one of the best teachers of the Game to ever lace up cleats. He was a teacher by trade; a teacher on the field, a teacher off the field, and that made him a great life skills teacher. […]

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Name: Bruce Hawkshaw
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Born in Britannia Beach in 1945, but the family eventually settled in North Vancouver, where Bruce was employed as the City Clerk and where he still resides.  His passions are […]

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Name: Bud Lancey [#10 – number retired]
Legacy

Bud was among the first off-field evaluators that the BCFOA used. He set the stage for the development of our current evaluation system that helps to improve officials’ performances. […]

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Name: Ken McKinnon (Deceased)
Legacy

Ken Mckinnon #29, was born February 9, 1938 in Penticton B.C. In 1943, the family moved to Prince Rupert where he graduated from Booth Memorial Secondary in 1956. Throughout his […]

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Name: Maury Mulhern (Deceased) [#35]
Legacy

Maury was a retired CFL official, having worked in the league from the late ‘60’s (I think) through early ‘80’s. Maury was a Supervisor of CIS officials […]

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Name: Robert (Bob) Murphy (Deceased)
Legacy

Bob taught at Cambie, Steveston, and finally Hugh Boyd High School until his retirement in 1987.  Bob was instrumental in starting the high school football programs in Richmond and spent many years coaching and refereeing football throughout the Lower Mainland. […]

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Name: Mark Newlove [#25]
Legacy

Mark continues to officiate on the field. He is currently President of the Association, having also been previously back in 2002 to 2007. Mark has the ability to make everyone who officiates with him think they are better than they are because he makes doing a game with him so easy. […]

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Name: Matt Phillips (Deceased)
Legacy

July 29, 1933 – September 22, 2018 Matt Phillips was a dedicated Football Coach, Official, and Teacher for more than five decades, having coached his first team in 1957 and […]

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Name: Charlie Phipps (Deceased)
Legacy

CHARLES WILLIAM PHIPPS August 2nd 1945 – September 5, 2008 63 years A life short, but well lived.  Born in Vancouver, Chuckie graduated from UBC and dedicated his life, personally […]

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Name: Bill Read (Deceased)
Legacy

Bill Read was born at VGH and was a proud Vancouverite all of his life. He attended Kitsilano High School, served in the final year and a half of the […]

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Name: Larry Rohan
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Larry Rohan #55, graduated in 1961 from Archbishop Carroll High School where he was a three-letter sportsman each year from 1958 to 1961. He honorably served in the United States […]

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Name: Bob Scott
Legacy

Bob Scott was born in Burnaby B.C.  Growing up he built an impressive athletic pedigree participating in track and field, soccer, rugby, basketball, and baseball while in junior high school.  At […]

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Name: Allan Sinclair
Legacy

A lifelong resident of North Vancouver, Al worked for North Van city for 35 years in the Engineering Department, he was a member of St. Andrews United church and a […]

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Name: Wayne Steele
Legacy

Wayne Steele #38 is a proud graduate of Notre Dame Regional Secondary School where he ran track, excelled at basketball, and as a member of the football team was coached […]

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Name: Hans Vanderdoe
Legacy

Hans Vanderdoe was born in Holland and the family later immigrated to Ontario.  In high school Hans played volleyball and basketball as well as midget and jv football.  He began […]

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