Takedown Report

Getty hangs up whistle as area wrestling official

TDR Editor’s Notes ; Our congratulations and thanks to John Getty for his work as a wrestling official for over 30 years! He was always a positive one to work with and he did well in his job.
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Getty sangs the national anthem before many of the matches he worked. He was known as the “Singing Ref” by area high school wrestling coaches, athletes and fans. And yet there was more to John Getty than just him signing the national anthem before matches. He was a respected official who seemed to draw the biggest matches between fierce rivals. “He was fair down the middle and both competitors knew they would get his best effort,” former Dixon coach and athletic director Homer Spring said … rest of the story and photos at
https://www.jdnews.com/sports/20190321/getty-hangs-up-whistle-as-area-wrestling-official

April 17, 2019 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized