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Football: Super Bowl XIV. Pittsburgh Steelers John Stallworth (82) in action, making catch and scoring game winning touchdown vs Los Angeles Rams Rod Perry (49) at Rose Bowl Stadium.
Pasadena, CA 1/20/1980
MANDATORY CREDIT: Walter Iooss Jr./Sports Illustrated
SetNumber: X24127 TK1
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The Alabama High School Athletic Association was saddened to learn of the recent death of long-time AHSAA football official Willie Crabtree, 69, of Mobile. He passed away Wednesday morning, January 30, after suffering a heart attack and undergoing triple by-pass surgery.
“Our prayers and concern go out to Willie Crabtree’s family and to his family of officials in the Metro Mobile Football Officials Association,” said AHSAA Executive Director Steve Savarese. “I have known and respected Willie Crabtree for a long time. “Everyone who knew him considered him one of the AHSAA’s top football officials. He was dedicated to football officiating and served as a mentor to others on and off the field.”
Mr. Crabtree, named the Southwest District Official of the Year in 2008, served as an AHSAA football official for 26 years. He worked several state championship games during his career including serving as a back judge in the Class 2A Super 7 State Championship Game at Auburn last December. He also worked in the Class 3A finals in 2007, in the Class 4A championship in 2009, the Class 3A title game in 2011 and the 1A championship in 2013. He also served as an instructor at State Camps and served as the Field Judge in the 2015 AHSAA North-South All-Star Game.
Mr. Crabtree was elected to serve as president of the Metro Mobile Football Officials Association this coming year.
Funeral arrangements have not been determined at this time.
MONTGOMERY – The Alabama High School Athletic Association Central Board of Control unanimously approved Wednesday assistance for Cottonwood High School (CHS), which suffered significant damage during last week’s weather assault on the Wiregrass by Hurricane Michael. The action came during the Central Board’s quarterly meeting at the AHSAA Wednesday.
The Board also approved budgets for the upcoming 2018 Super 7 football championships at Auburn University Dec. 5-7 and the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Football Game scheduled for Cramton Bowl Dec. 17.
David Holtsford of the AHSAA gave the Central Board a preview of the re-designed AHSAA website and AHSAANOW that is planned to be unveiled Nov. 1, and Denise Ainsworth gave an analysis of the AHSAA’s various future media options.
In other Central Board action:
- Heard a report on Super 7 from Knight Eady Sports spokesman Michael McGreevey
- Approved the 2018 Summer Conference Profit-Loss Statements
- Approved clarification of Rule III, Section 15 (Coaching Outside the School Year)
- Approved pictures to be required on all AHSAA-issued cards beginning with the 2019-20 school year
- Heard an update on School Audits and School Catastrophic Insurance
- Received an update on a survey studying officials’ compensation
- Approved dates for future board meetings (Jan. 30, 2019, April 10, 2019 and July 24, 2019)
