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...Diehl is referee nonpareil while combing a puckish candor and scholarly insight into the game. He is supervisor of officials for all of New England and has served on the board of directors and as president of the Collegiate Basketball Officials Association (CBOA...
High school referees are affiliated with an organization called IAABO, which as far as Diehl knows stands for "I am a blind official...
...capacity as troubleshooter for the CBOA, Diehl controls a network that observes the more than 30 refs in the Boston locale in action. "When you're on the varisity list it's a great experience" says Hannon. "You know you're going to be tested. The story's acceptance...
...Diehl remains a bachelor and is rooted to the Somerville neighborhood in which he grew up. Like Hannon, who is on the board of directors of the Cambridge YMCA, he is deeply committed to the welfare of the community, but bemoans Somerville's status as the nation's leader in car thefts...
...recounted a game he once worked that had the dubious distinction of lasting two days because of a leaky gym ceiling. The recollection was not an unfound one because the extra day prevented Diehl from attending a meeting of the Somerville Elks on the night the den was raided, the lodge leaders arrested, and the slot machine confiscated...