Badass Birthday
On this date, in 1931, in Texas, Red Cashion was born.
Mason Lee "Red" Cashion was, as you can see in the pic above, an NFL referee. He had a 25 year career from 1972 to 1996, including two Super Bowls.
I feel sorry for NFL fans under, say, 35 years old. They never got to experience him on the field. And the main reason I feel sorry for them AND the reason he's a badass is, they never go to experience when he called a first down. But for him it came out more as "first DOOOOOOOOOWWWWN!" with a Texas accent. Very distinctive. I always knew who it was and I usually smiled as well.
You can check out one example below.
https://youtube.com/shorts/VGRXEysVKiE?si=ZXb7T_cGPDa3V1ol
He passed away in 2019 at the age of 89.
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