Murray to officiate in Rose Bowl Game
Stan Murray had a feeling the early morning phone call was going to bring good news.
But the veteran official had no idea the information he was about to receive was going to allow him to be a part of one of college football’s most storied games.
“When (Southeastern Conference supervisor of officials Rogers Redding) told me the Rose Bowl, I absolutely couldn’t believe it,” Murray said of the 8:30 a.m. phone call he recently received at Citizen’s National Bank. “With the history of that game and the setting and everything, it is just about everything you could wish for as far as an experience for an official to have.”
For Murray, who was a running back on the Mississippi State football team from 1971-74 and who now lives in Columbus, the opportunity to officiate in the bowl that is known as “The Granddaddy of The All” is a reward for another fine season.
cdispatch.com
12/26/08
