October 3, 2009
OUA HONOURS FORMER FOOTBALL OFFICIAL MURRAY TAYLOR
TORONTO, Ont. - Ontario University Athletics (OUA) honoured long-time football official Murray Taylor prior to the Toronto Varsity Blues and York Lions game at York Stadium in Toronto on Saturday.
Taylor has been officiating for 49 seasons, including 40 seasons in OUA from 1968 to 2007. During that span Taylor has officiated 17 Yates Cups championships, beginning in 1973. His final Yates Cup in 1998 was a special moment as he called the game with his son Bryan who is now an official in the Canadian Football League. Taylor was also part of history when he officiated the first-ever football playoff game hosted by Carleton University in 1986.
Taylor was also selected to seven Vanier Cups, including 1992 when he was a referee. Also on his resume are six Churchill Bowls, including 1996 where he was a referee. He was an umpire for the 1990 Atlantic Bowl.
Taylor was a referee for the first Metro Bowl in 1982. He was honoured lifetime membership of the Toronto Football Officials Association in 1997, and received the Tom Cheney Award in 2006, given for outstanding contribution and service toward the improvement of football officiating in Canada.
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Taylor has been officiating for 49 seasons, including 40 seasons in OUA from 1968 to 2007. During that span Taylor has officiated 17 Yates Cups championships, beginning in 1973. His final Yates Cup in 1998 was a special moment as he called the game with his son Bryan who is now an official in the Canadian Football League. Taylor was also part of history when he officiated the first-ever football playoff game hosted by Carleton University in 1986.
Taylor was also selected to seven Vanier Cups, including 1992 when he was a referee. Also on his resume are six Churchill Bowls, including 1996 where he was a referee. He was an umpire for the 1990 Atlantic Bowl.
Taylor was a referee for the first Metro Bowl in 1982. He was honoured lifetime membership of the Toronto Football Officials Association in 1997, and received the Tom Cheney Award in 2006, given for outstanding contribution and service toward the improvement of football officiating in Canada.
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ABOUT ONTARIO UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS
Ontario University Athletics (OUA) and its 19 member institutions are developing Champions For Life. Giving 9,000 student-athletes the opportunity to excel academically and on the playing field, while preparing for life after university. For more information, visit OUA.ca.
