Members
Inductee
CARRABINE, EUGENE P.
CARRABINE, EUGENE P.
Born on January 1, 1970
Gary, IN
December 4, 2020.
Inducted On
May 21, 2000
Location Inducted
Merrillville, IN
Region Number
1
Gary Emerson
Merit - Official
Gary Emerson
1951
Starred in both football and baseball; earned 8 varsity letters; Conference and City Scoring Championship 1950; earned All-State honors 1951.
University of Notre Dame
1955
Played two seasons before career-ending knee injury in 1952.
Served in the US Navy; served on the Gary city council and the Merrillville school board.
Wife, Dolores; children, Casey (Ami), Cary (Kathy), and Cara (Dillon); 8 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren
Merit Contributor - Official: Began officiating high school football, baseball, and basketball games in affiliation with Calumet Officials Association and Lake County Officials Association; later added Indiana Collegiate Conference and other college games; became a Big Ten Conference Line Judge 1978, working five Michigan/Ohio State battles during his seven-years; moved to NFL, serving as line judge for three years including the Pittsburg-Dallas play-off game beginning in 1985; became a Big Ten Football technical advisor in 1995, observing and evaluating game-day officials; post-season assignments over past 10 years have included Fiesta, Insight.COM, Orange, and Citrus Bowls.