August 8, 2022
Drinkwalter joins OUA as football referee-in-chief
Burlington, Ont. - Ontario University Athletics (OUA) is pleased to announce Murray Drinkwalter as the new OUA Football Referee-in-Chief, effective immediately.
Drinkwalter is entering his 40th year of officiating Canadian amateur tackle football. After retiring as an on-field OUA Football official following the 2015 season after 16 years, he has spent the past six seasons supporting OUA Football as game day supervisor and officials evaluator.
Drinkwalter will be overseeing all aspects of officials for OUA Football, including the assignment of officials for all OUA sanctioned football games. He will also act as a key liaison for the OUA with Football Canada, Ontario Football, CFOA, OFOA, and OUFOA on technical matters, and work with U SPORTS and its conferences on the harmonization of national rules.
Drinkwalter is entering his 40th year of officiating Canadian amateur tackle football. After retiring as an on-field OUA Football official following the 2015 season after 16 years, he has spent the past six seasons supporting OUA Football as game day supervisor and officials evaluator.
Drinkwalter will be overseeing all aspects of officials for OUA Football, including the assignment of officials for all OUA sanctioned football games. He will also act as a key liaison for the OUA with Football Canada, Ontario Football, CFOA, OFOA, and OUFOA on technical matters, and work with U SPORTS and its conferences on the harmonization of national rules.
