Recently, local sport’s fan, former student-athlete at Berlin High School (we won’t say how long ago), friend and former teammate Harold “Butch” Munce was selected by the Grid Iron Club, Greater Boston Chapter, as the Division I and II Football College Official of the Year.
The award is named for Joseph McKenney, who was a former coach of Boston College and a distinguished college official.
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