GTOA Awards & Hall of Fame

Larry Caroon Award
The Larry Caroon Award is the most distinguished award presented by the GTOA. Larry made a tremendous impact on the GTOA as a football official for twelve years. He passed away in 1990 at the age of 46. The GTOA proudly honors his memory every year by presenting this prestigious award.

Football Newcomer Award
This award is presented to an official within the first three (3) years of their football officiating career with the GTOA. The development crew monitors all of the rookie officials' progress throughout these first years and determines who among them shows outstanding effort and ability.

 
PAST RECIPIENTS:
 
PAST RECIPIENTS:
Year
Recipient
  
Year
Recipient
1990
Hal Dietz
1991
Joey Newsom
1991
Kemp Fox
1992
Brent McKee
1991
Johnnie Cherlanc
1993
Steve Williams
1992
Don Hammock
1994
Rodney Meyer
1993
Art Kerr
1995
Steve Ford
1994
Miles Key
1996
Chuck Hinton
1995
 John Reynolds
1997
Kenneth Stabler
1996
N/A
1998
Chris Raleigh
1997
N/A
1999
Scott Johnson
1998
Don Thomas
2000
Todd Smith
1999
Steve DeVivo
2001
Barry Crow
2000
Bill Shepherd
2002
Mark Haggard
2001
Erik Herring
 
2003
David Semkoff
2002
Randy Jeffers
 
2004
Merl Applegate
2003
Charlie Payne
2005
Todd Ragsdale
2004
Steve Emmons
2006
Barry Stearns
2005
Carroll Brooks
2007
Clay Martin
2006
Dave Thomas
2008
Eddie Puckett
2007
Harold Alspaugh
2009
Rod Bush
2008
David Webbert
2010 Bobby Moore
2009 Andy Turner  
2010 Lance Angew
GTOA Hall of Fame

After a long and distinguished career, many of our officials have been inducted into the Hall of Fame. It not only takes having the skills to be an official to get here, but it requires, effort, faith, heart, determination, ability and contribution. Many of the officials listed below have touched our officiating lives at some point and have provided positive direction and support in an effort to make us all better officials.

1998
Bill Bradley
1998
 Bud Brown
2000
 Dave Simms 2003 Jack Eubank 2010 Steve Emmons
1998
Bill Blackburn
1998
 Jerrell Glass
2000
 Joe Ragsdale 2004 Don Hammock    
1998
Art Williams
1999
 Kemp Fox
2001
 Bobbie Dowell 2005 Art Kerr    
1998
Floyd Wolfe
1999
 Roy Clymer
2001
 John Iverson 2006 Charlie Myers    
1998
Harold Lamprich
1999
 Artie Palk
2001
 Claude Marshall 2007 Andy Hogan    
1998
 Pete Williams 2000 Foster Garrett
2002
 Neal Pennington 2008 Don Thomas    
1998 Don Buchanan 2000 John Cherblanc 2003 John Watson 2009 Dan Schmidt    

If you would like to nominate an official for the Hall of Fame, there are are two applications. The OSSAA State Hall of Fame application provides for a nomination to only the State Hall of Fame and the GTOA Hall of Fame application provides for a nomination to just the GTOA Hall of Fame. Please be aware that these two nominations are separate, one does not nominate an official for the other. If you would like to nominate an official for both Hall of Fame awards, you must complete both forms, or you may complete the form for respective Hall of Fame nomination that you prefer.

OSSAA State Hall of Fame Nomination Form
GTOA Hall of Fame Nomination Form