Members
Inductee
PARRY, DAVID M.
PARRY, DAVID M.
Born on April 14, 1935
Lowell, IN
May 16, 2011.
Inducted On
July 24, 1999
Location Inducted
South Bend, IN
Region Number
1
Chesterton
Merit - Official
Chesterton, IN
1953
Was All-Star on baseball, basketball, and track teams; MVP senior year.
Wabash College
1957
Captain of the baseball team; honors graduate.
Coordinator of football officials for Big Ten Conference 1990-2009; National Coordinator for CCA football officiating 1996-2010; member of Wabash College Athletic Hall of Fame; received the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame Outstanding Football Official Award for contributions to the sport of college football.
Merit Contributor - Official: 15 years as an official in the NFL; special assignments included 14 play-off games and 4 championships; he officiated the famous “freeze” game in 1982 involving San Diego and Cincinnati which was played with a wind chill of -69 degrees; worked the 1988 play-off "FOG" game between Bears and Eagles, and the 1983 Super Bowl XVII between the Redskins and Dolphins; basketball referee serving Big Ten and Mid American Conference for 20 years, working the NCAA tourney each year.
