“THE FIRST”
JERRY MOORE WRESTLING OFFICIAL OF THE YEAR
NATIONAL WRESTLING HALL OF FAME - COLORADO CHAPTER - STATE AWARD
2021
MR. ROB VERVERS
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CONGRATULATE MR. ROB VERVERS - "The First" "Jerry Moore Wrestling Official of the Year. He received the award on
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September 11 at the National Wrestling Hall of Fame - Colorado Chapter Annual Honors Banquet in Colorado Springs.
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THE OFFICIAL OF THE YEAR AWARD
WAS NAMED FOR MOORE BY THE NWHOF-CC IN 2020
WAS NAMED FOR MOORE BY THE NWHOF-CC IN 2020
Presented by Mr. Dan Daly to Mr. Rob Ververs (L-R), Colorado Springs, 2021
Photo: Kathy Daly. Contributed by KDaly Photography © 2021
Photo: Kathy Daly. Contributed by KDaly Photography © 2021
ROB VERVERS
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GREELEY, COLORADO
VERVERS - THE OFFICIAL
Photos by Kathy Daly. Contributed by KDaly Photography © 2021
Photos by Kathy Daly. Contributed by KDaly Photography © 2021
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"ROB VERVERS started his high school officiating career in 1990. Two years later he was selected to officiate his first regional tournament. And in 1995, he officiated his first CHSAA High School State Tournament. Ververs was a perennial state tournament selection until 2002, when he took a multi-year sabbatical from calling matches to follow the high school and college wrestling career of his son, Tony Mustari. After returning to active officiating on the mat in 2010, he was selected back to the Colorado Tournament the following season and has returned each year since. Following his return to action, Ververs became a leader and officer in the Colorado Wrestling Officials Association. He served a total of eight years as a voting member on the CWOA Executive Committee, filling the roles of Vice-President, President, and Past-President. He is currently the Executive |
Secretary of the CWOA, while also filling a role as State Wrestling Rules Interpreter. Over the years his reputation for excellence has spread well beyond Colorado. He has been chosen to officiate the NHSCA High School National six times, and has ranked in the top 6 officials or better each year. Ververs has also been invited to officiate the Super 32 tournament in North Carolina and the Best of the East tournament in Delaware. His CWOA colleagues are extremely proud to have him represent them so well across the country. Ververs credits Jerry Moore for being the most influential person in his officiating career. Moore provided him both opportunities and invaluable feedback. “There is no way I would have achieved the success I have without Jerry’s influence. Jerry, I appreciate you” said Ververs." |
From the 2021 Honors Banquet Program ~ Authored by Dan Daly
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THE JERRY MOORE WRESTLING OFFICIAL OF THE YEAR AWARD
NWHOF-CC
NWHOF-CC
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GERALD K. “JERRY” MOORE reserved a special love for the sport of wrestling.
While he never competed, he discovered the sport in the 1970s. That was the beginning of an outstanding and legendary officiating career that would span four decades and culminate with induction into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2013.
He made his mark as an official in Colorado, when he became intimately involved with the Colorado Wrestling Officials Association (CWOA), serving as the organization’s president, vice president and executive secretary/treasurer.
He earned a reputation as one of the top officials in the nation. He officiated numerous collegiate and international style tournaments at both the national and world championship level, including the U.S. Olympic Trials, the Greco
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GERALD K. "JERRY" MOORE
June 23, 1937 - October 22, 2019 Photo: Kathy Daly, © 2017 Contributed by KDaly Photography |
Championships and the Junior World Championships.
Equally important to his work on the mat, Moore was passionate about developing officials in Colorado. Working closely with the CWOA, Colorado officials soon earned a reputation as being among the nation’s best, and his protégés were also called upon to officiate on the national and world stages.
That passion helped take Colorado high school wrestling to a new level. The saying “good officials make good wrestlers” proved true, as the annual prep championships in Denver have become the biggest high school event in the state annually. Moore’s influence has impacted generations of young wrestlers and officials. The NWHOF-CC Official of the Year award was named for Moore in 2020.
His legacy will no doubt continue to grow. |
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AWARD CRITERIA
"Candidates must be a member of a wrestling officials association recognized by the Colorado Chapter. Criteria for consideration include overall performance as an official (knowledge of rules, mat mechanics, professionalism), levels of performance (local, state, national, international), levels of involvement (kids, high school, college, national, international), wrestling styles officiated (folkstyle, freestyle, Greco-Roman), advancement of wrestling, organizational leadership, contributions to the profession of officiating."
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NWHOF-CC INDUCTEE 2013
JERRY MOORE
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NWHOF - CC HONORS
PRESERVE - RECOGNIZE - INSPIRE
PRESERVE - RECOGNIZE - INSPIRE
JERRY MOORE - OFFICIAL OF THE YEAR - 2018
Photo: Kathy Daly. Contributed by KDaly Photography, © 2018
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CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL 2021 NATIONAL AND STATE AWARD WINNERS
THE PLAQUES FOR ALL 2021 STATE AWARD WINNERS WERE KINDLY CONTRIBUTED IN HONOR OF JERRY MOORE
BY THE GERALD K. MOORE MEMORAL CHARITABLE FUND
BY THE GERALD K. MOORE MEMORAL CHARITABLE FUND
Page Created: September 2021, Last Updated: October 19, 2021