Urge to serve led Annapolis ref to hall of fame officiating career

Luis Grillo was serving as an assistant coach at Howard University when the sight of an old friend working as a referee sparked the idea for a different career.

Glenn Harris, who would later earn renown as sports anchor for News Channel 8 in Virginia, showed up to officiate a Howard preseason game and caught the attention of Grillo.

"I said 'Hey Glenn, you look like you're having a lot of fun. Can you make money doing that?' Glenn said he was just out there for the love of the game and I liked the sound of that," Grillo recalled.

Thus began an illustrious 37-year career that has landed Grillo in...