Was a mentor to Matt Millen (former NFL player, television commentator, later General Manager of the Detroit Lions), who trained to become an official during a 2000 NFL pre-season game in Foxboro, Massachusetts, to demonstrate the "Ump Cam" used by Fox Sports to television viewers.
wʌzɐ mˈɛntoːɹ tə mˈæt mɪlˈɛn fˈɔːɹmɚɹ ˌɛnˌɛfˈɛl plˈeɪɚ, tˈɛlᵻvˌɪʒən kˈɑːməntˌeɪɾɚ, lˈeɪɾɚ dʒˈɛnɚɹəl mˈænɪdʒɚɹ ʌvðə dɪtɹˈɔɪt lˈaɪənz, hˌuː tɹˈeɪnd tə bɪkˌʌm ɐn əfˈɪʃəl dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ɐ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˌɛnˌɛfˈɛl pɹˈiːsˈiːzən ɡˈeɪm ɪn fˈɑːksbɚɹˌoʊ, mˌæsɐtʃˈuːsɪts, tə dˈɛmənstɹˌeɪt ðə "ˈʌmp kˈæm" jˈuːzd baɪ fˈɑːks spˈoːɹts tə tˈɛlᵻvˌɪʒən vjˈuːɚz.