Donald Barker | |
Birth Date: | 29 November 1929 |
Other Title: | Official |
Other Years1: | 1958–1981 |
Cfhof: | donald-barker |
Cfhofyear: | 1999 |
Donald "Don" Barker (November 29, 1929 – November 22, 2016) was a Canadian CFL referee. He officiated in more than 500 CFL games including 10 Grey Cup finals from 1958 to 1981.[1]
After retiring he was the CFL Director of Officiating and a supervisor from 1985 through 1998. In 1999, he was inducted as a builder into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.[2] He died in 2016, a week shy of his 87th birthday.[3]