GFOA
Georgia Football Officials Association
A Georgia High School Football Association that is composed of over one hundred and fifty members dedicated to the game of football, especially at the high school level.
10/29/2024
Congratulations to the Week 10 recipient of the GFOA Official of the Week Championship belt Rodney Kinnie! Keep up the great work! Congratulations!
10/29/2024
The Fellowship, The Family, The Fun
10/08/2024
Congratulations to the Week 9 recipient of the GFOA Official of the Week Championship belt Dante Atkinson! Keep up the great work! Congratulations!
09/25/2024
GFOA celebrated their Alumni during its association meeting held September 23. It was a fun night listening to some great stories and lessons learned from a group of wonderful men - some with over 50 years of football officiating experience, and former or current ACC, SEC, and Sun Belt officials. Thank you Alumni for your many years of service and devotion to GFOA.
A loud shout out to GFOA Referee and Board Member Todd Downes for organizing the event.
09/24/2024
Congratulations to the Week 8 recipient of the GFOA Official of the Week Championship Belt Spencer Smith! Keep up the great work! Congratulations!
09/16/2024
Calling all GFOA Alumni!
If you are a former GFOA member you are invited back on Monday September 23rd to our weekly meeting for fellowship with former and current GFOA members. The event will take place at Westminster High School in Robinson Hall at 7:00 PM. Please contact Todd Downes at [email protected] to RSVP and for more information.
09/11/2024
GFOA Umpire Larry High recently traveled to Hawaii and was able to take in a high school football game between Kealakehe High vs Kea’au High. Both schools are part of the Big Island International Scholastic Federation. Larry was able to meet the five man officiating crew before the game and exchange thoughts about officiating in Hawaii vs Georgia. Larry shared the history of GFOA with the crew and presented GFOA coins to them. The Referee from the Hawaii crew presented Larry with the coin used at the pre-game coin toss.
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09/10/2024
Congratulations to the Week 7 recipient of the GFOA Official of the Week Championship Belt Chad Barr! Keep up the great work! Congratulations!
08/29/2024
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08/27/2024
Congratulations to the Week 6 recipient of the GFOA Official of the Week Championship Belt Cedric Patterson! Keep up the great work! Congratulations!
08/20/2024
Congratulations to the Week 5 recipients of the GFOA Official of the Week Championship Belt: The GFOA Dublin Ireland Chain and Auxiliary crew for the Georgia Tech vs Florida State game! Exciting opportunity for GFOA to represent on the big stage. Keep up the great work! Congratulations! Jack Duke, Mitch Lister, Cole Everett, Brent Jones, Danny Everett, Tim Thoms.
08/13/2024
Congratulations to the Week 4 recipient of the GFOA Official of the Week Championship Belt Mitch Lister! Keep up the great work! Congratulations!
08/06/2024
Congratulations to the Week 3 recipient of the GFOA Official of the Week Championship Belt Lashawna Ervin! Keep up the great work! Congratulations!
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08/04/2024
The Week 2 recipient of the GFOA Official of the Week Championship Belt is Keith Menchin! Congratulations Mr. Menchin!
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07/23/2024
The GFOA Official of the Week is ECO/PCO Art Bolden! He is the first recipient of the GFOA Official of the Week Championship Belt!
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04/28/2024
**SPRING MTG ALERT** Mon-May-6th @ 7P. We look forward to seeing you all in person and meeting our onboarding 2024 GFOA Family & Friends. 1424 West Paces Ferry Road, NW Atlanta GA. 30327. 🏈WE CAN'T WAIT!!!🏈 Look for signage on campus upon arrival NOTE: We're back to human interaction- No ZOOM
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This month, A Year ago... GFOA along w/fellow GHSA Officials Honored and will continue to Remember our Beloved Gordon Dickerson
09/25/2023
Founded in 1926 under the direction of George Gardner We're trained to "Run in Cleats" from the knicker pants and 1 inch stripes w/knee-high dual Socks & Spot Bilt Cleats WE ARE GFOA!
07/01/2023
Changes in Basic Spot | R.10-4 (Basic Spots) | Reference: NFHS football 2023 Preseason Guide
Changes in Basic Spot for Penalty Enforcement Headline 2023 High School Football Rules Changes The NFHS is the national leader and advocate for high school athletics as well as fine and performing arts programs. Within our 51 member state associations, we serve 19,500 high schools and more than 12 million young people.
06/29/2023
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06/07/2023
05/05/2023
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05/04/2023
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05/01/2023
**SPRING MTG ALERT** Mon-May-1st @ 7P. We look forward to seeing you all in person and meeting our onboarding 2023 GFOA Family & Friends. 1424 West Paces Ferry Road, NW Atlanta GA. 30327. 🏈WE CAN'T WAIT!!!🏈 Look for signage on campus upon arrival NOTE: We're back to human interaction- No ZOOM🤝
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George Gardner (Founder GFOA)
The Georgia Football Officials Association is the oldest and most professional group of it's kind in the State of Georgia. Founded in 1926, GFOA is recognized as one of the premier football officiating associations in the United States. It is composed of over one hundred and fifty members dedicated to the game of football, especially at the high school level.
GFOA was founded in 1926 by George Gardner. Mr Gardner was one of the nation's foremost authorities on football officiating. He was an active football official in the SEC from 1932 until 1948. He worked the Sugar Bowl 3 times and the Rose Bowl once. After that he served as the SEC Supervisor of Football Officials from 1948 to 1970. In 1987 he became only the 4th official to ever be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Many of the mechanics now being used in the NCAA and NFL were developed by Mr. Gardner. In 1992 George Gardner became the first official from any sport to be inducted into the National Federation of High Sports Hall of Fame.
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