Ed Hochuli is my hero!

Although a USA Today is thrown at my various hotel room doors every morning, I always leave it in the hallway. But, not yesterday. Yesterday, my hero was on the front page (of course he would have a Wikipedia entry).

The USA Today article starts out talking about how Mr. Ed "the weights in his penalty flag are made of pure platinum" Hochuli prepares his crew before game time. Starting on Saturday, he hands out "awards", which are rubber ducks, bears, and plungers, as they go over the film from the previous week's game. Sunday, they make sure things will go smoothly with plenty of pre-game prep.

But, I'm not here to talk about the article.

I'm here to talk about the man, the myth, the "physique".

A recent on-field explanation made by Mr. Hochuli:
"There was no foul on the play, it was not a hold. The Defender was just overpowered."

A comment made last Sunday by Sam Rosen, a Fox TV announcer, about Mr. Hochuli:
"Is it me, or is he just getting bigger?"


There are websites dedicated to Mr. Hochuli:

afraidofedhochuli.blogspot.com - this one is more concerned with football in general, but has one of the quotes I used above...

whatwouldedhochulido.com - created by Jessica McCartney, a 34-year-old Chicago resident. Quote from another article in the sports section of yesterday's USA Today (left side of USA Today link from above, "REF'S PHYSIQUE TURNS HEADS"), "says she couldn't help but notice [Mr.] Hochuli's muscular arms when she watched games."

www.nfl85.com - created by Mr. Hochuli's son. It currently has a message board and a few links, but the site claims in the future it will:
* include updates of Ed's weekly schedule
* include photos
* outline the "Herculean" workout regimen
* take a video tour with Ed of his "crib"
Let's hope the site comes through with its promises.

Also, thanks to the wikipedia page (from above), here is a link to his profile from his law firm (Jones, Skelton & Hochuli, P.L.C.):
Mr. Hochuli's profile

You can e-mail him at - ehochuli at jshfirm dot com

In the USA Today article, it says refs make between "$44,000 to $130,000 a season." Somehow, I doubt Mr. Hochuli is worried about that. Although (also in the article), he says it is much tougher to be a ref than a civil trial lawyer. The pressure of millions of people watching his split second decisions is immense.

To end my post on the great Mr. Hochuli, I will use a quote from "50 True Facts About Ed Hochuli" from whatwouldedhochulido.com:

"Ed Hochuli calculated Pi to the 300th digit and then declared it ENOUGH."

That's just the kind of man he is.....