Love of the Game: Steinway honored as Official of the Year by IHSA after 43 years on football field

By David Adam, MRN Editor | January 31, 2024
Umpire Fred Steinway sets the ball during the Class 3A state championship football game between Byron and Mount Carmel in November 2023 in Champaign. Steinway learned earlier this week that he was named the Illinois High School Association’s Official of the Year for football for the 2023-24 season. | Photo courtesy of Illinois High School Association

QUINCY — After 43 years of officiating football and 31 years of umpiring baseball, Fred Steinway hasn’t lost his enthusiasm for sports. “I’m basically out here for the kids and the love of the game,” he said. “I still feel as if I can do a good job, and all the friendships I’ve developed are…

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