Official’s striped shirt has kept former Buckeye, local resident close to game of football
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August 27, 2018

Official’s striped shirt has kept former Buckeye, local resident close to game of football

By Tim Miller

Rich Cappel, left, whistles a play dead during a recent Bunsold Middle School football game against Hilliard Heritage. Cappel, who is a Marysville resident, has been a gridiron official since 1980.
(Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
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