Flag

Object/Artifact

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Shanaman Sports Museum

Name/Title

Flag

Entry/Object ID

2018.48.04

Description

This is a yellow penalty flag used by Tacoma college football referee Jay Stricherz. Stricherz, a 1965 Franklin Pierce graduate, served as a college football official for 35 seasons, retiring in 2014. Stricherz worked as school administrator in Tacoma for 31 years. The knotted white area at the end of the penalty flag is weighted so the official can more accurately throw the flag, and the weight also keeps the flag from blowing off the field during blustery conditions.

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Football, College

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Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Stricherz, Jay

Person or Organization

Franklin Pierce High School