Dan Kleckner Named Coordinator of Football Officials

Dan Kleckner Named Coordinator of Football Officials

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Austintown, OH--Danny Kleckner has been selected as the new coordinator of OAC football officials.  Kleckner began officiating varsity football in 1971 in Selma, Alabama.  He returned to Ohio in 1974 and has worked OHSAA Football for 39 years, including 54 playoff games - two as the referee in state championship games.  Kleckner officiated the 2001 Ohio-Penn Big 33 Classic and in 2011 Herbstreit Classic.  He was the Referee for five Massillon-McKinley games.

Kleckner started as collegiate official in 1986 as a linesman in the OAC and North Coast Conference.  He moved to the referee position in 1995, receiving eight postseason assignments, including the 2001 NAIA National Semifinal.  He’s worked OHSAA Basketball for 39 years and OHSAA Softball for 37 years, including three state championships.