Former Hawk Robert Smith elected to board of sports officials

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Congratulations to a great Hawkeye!

National Association of Sports Officials Elects New Board Members

Robert Smith, Waterloo, Iowa, and Pati Rolf, Pewaukee, Wis., are the latest individuals elected to join the NASO board of directors. They will replace outgoing board members Dave Dodge and Todd Stordahl, whose terms expired in 2020. In addition to adding new members, the board elected Anita Ortega as chair and Bob Delaney as vice chair. Bill Carollo (treasurer), Ron Foxcroft (special advisor) and Bill Topp (secretary) were also re-elected.

Both Smith and Rolf are excited about being selected to serve on the board, a board in which they have worked with in the past. Smith, a native of Dallas, who played football at the University of Iowa and is in his 19th year as a Big Ten football official, is the executive director of the Educational Opportunity Programs & Special Community Services with the University of Northern Iowa.


https://www.naso.org/naso-elects-new-board-members/

 

[Northside Hawk]

Congratulations to a great Hawkeye!

National Association of Sports Officials Elects New Board Members

Robert Smith, Waterloo, Iowa, and Pati Rolf, Pewaukee, Wis., are the latest individuals elected to join the NASO board of directors. They will replace outgoing board members Dave Dodge and Todd Stordahl, whose terms expired in 2020. In addition to adding new members, the board elected Anita Ortega as chair and Bob Delaney as vice chair. Bill Carollo (treasurer), Ron Foxcroft (special advisor) and Bill Topp (secretary) were also re-elected.

Both Smith and Rolf are excited about being selected to serve on the board, a board in which they have worked with in the past. Smith, a native of Dallas, who played football at the University of Iowa and is in his 19th year as a Big Ten football official, is the executive director of the Educational Opportunity Programs & Special Community Services with the University of Northern Iowa.


https://www.naso.org/naso-elects-new-board-members/

That dude could RUN!

Also ran track at Iowa. Gradually improved his hands during his football career. Like most fast guys he had an issue with "bouncing eyes" as he was trying to watch the ball in. Among others Cliff Branch, another track guy, had the same problem until Fred Biletnikoff helped him.

Around 1988 or so, after his football career ended, we were watching him play softball with some communications grad students while waiting for our intramural game to start. He hit a grounder up the middle that both the second baseman and shortstop tried to stop. They kept it in the infield but no one was covering second base. Smith motored into second base before anyone looked up.