On November 24,2009 the Referees Association received a letter from the BC Sports Hall of Fame courteously informing the association that former Canadian FIFA Referee and RA Founding/Life Member Werner Winsemann was not selected as one of this year’s BC Sports Hall of Fame’s inductees. Werner Winsemann was a FIFA Referee for 10 years and was appointed to two World Cups (1974 W. Germany and 1978 Argentina) as well as two Olympic games (1972 Munich and 1976 Montreal. He is the only Canadian FIFA Referee to have refereed a World Cup match (i.e. in the middle) and also officiated on-the-line in the 1976 Olympics Gold Medal match. 
      The association submitted its original nomination in 1993 on behalf of the Vancouver Area Association. The current nomination is still valid for two more years. Should the nomination not be accepted during this time, per the Hall of Fame’s regulations the nomination must be tendered inactive for a year after which it may be re-activated upon request.           
      This year’s inductees will be announced to the media on January 7, 2010.

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