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Featured Speaker for September 2nd Meeting: Joe Rider College Football Day Join us this Wednesday as we welcome Joe Rider! A deep passion for football sparked Joe’s interest in an avocation that has lasted 35 years and inspired countless others. The Mattoon, Ill., native attended Reitz Memorial High School in Evansville, Ind., where he was a four-year letterman in football. After high school, Rider attended Bradley University, where he played an additional four years of football and received his bachelor's degree in business administration. After college, he continued his passion for football, playing three years in the Continental Football League. Since 1970, Rider has been a contest official, and has officiated games in high school, college, the Arena Football League and the NFL. As a high school official, he has officiated more than 300 football games and more than 120 basketball games. Rider has also been a part of numerous FHSAA playoff crews [...]