If there is a more familiar official in the Eastern part of Connecticut’s gridirons than Gordie Mauer, members of the Eastern Association of Approved Football Officials would like to know. For 44 years Mauer has traversed the fields of Eastern Connecticut, earning a reputation as a solid and dependable man in stripes. A transplant from Iowa by way of New Hampshire, Mauer played his high school ball at Proctor Academy in Andover (NH) before attending William Penn University in Oskaloosa, Iowa. He was a four-year starter for the Statesmen, and then migrated his talents into football officiating. He worked games in the Hawkeye State for three years before moving to Connecticut, transferring to the EAAFO. He served on many committees for the association, including Better Officiating, and is currently the group’s historian. He served an 11-year stretch on the executive board. He also found time to “run the chairs” of the organization, serving as president. He was a member of the Eastern Association of Intercollegiate Football Officials and worked several seasons, doing Division II and III contests. He represented the EAAFO on the CFOA for two years (2010-12), and has worked on the group’s state clinic. Over the years, Mauer has racked up 14 quarter- and semi-final games at various positions, before being assigned a referee for six more (2006-12), including a state final in 2007. Gordie and his wife Jeanine have been married for 24 years and reside in Putnam. They have three children Chad, Eric, and Jennifer, and proudly boast about their two fabulous grandsons Jake and Jack.