Matt Perillo

Sometimes bad things happen to good people. Matt Perillo is a close friend of mine. He’s a longtime high school football and basketball official who came down with a serious bacterial blood infection back in January. It nearly cost him his life, but it so badly affected blood circulation in his legs they had to be amputated.

I've known Matt Perillo for at least the past 15 years when he joined the Western New York Certified Football Officials organization.  I've officiated many high school football games with Matt over the years and when you see his name on the roster of officials for a game you're scheduled to do you always know you'll be working with a dependable, knowledgeable and capable guy. ...