Donald Barker

Donald Barker
Born: (1929-11-29)November 29, 1929
Edmonton, Alberta
Died: November 22, 2016(2016-11-22) (aged 86)
New Westminster, British Columbia
Career information
Position(s) Referee
Career history
As Official
1958–1981 CFL Official
Career highlights and awards
Honors
Career stats

Donald "Don" Barker (November 29, 1929 – November 22, 2016) was a Canadian CFL referee. He officiated in more than 500 CFL games including 10 Grey Cup finals from 1958 to 1981.[1]

After retiring he was the CFL Director of Officiating and a supervisor from 1985 through 1998. In 1999, he was inducted as a builder into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.[2] He died in 2016, a week shy of his 87th birthday.[3]

References

  1. http://www.cflofficials.ca/official_bio.asp?member_id=69
  2. "Donald Barker". Canadian Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2010-03-06.
  3. http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/theprovince/obituary.aspx?n=don-barker&pid=182799550&fhid=5844
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