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Terry Vaughn
BornApril 1, 1973
Mount Vernon, Iowa, United States
DiedMay 4, 2023(2023-05-04) (aged 50)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationSoccer referee (formerly)

Terry Vaughn was a former American soccer referee.

Early life

Vaughn was born in Mount Vernon, Iowa on April 1, 1973. He graduated from Iowa City West High School in 1992, where he was a wrestler and soccer player. He attended Coe College and decided to enter refereeing instead of continuing his career as a player.

Career

In 1998, Vaughn became a representative for the United States Soccer Federation. He continued to hold this position until his retirement in 2012. During his career, Vaughn officiated 237 Major League Soccer matches.

He became an international referee in 2003 and oversaw matches in the 2009 and 2010 CONCACAF Champions League, the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, and the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Vaughn was also a member of the FIFA Panel for the United States Soccer Federation.

Personal life

Vaughn was diagnosed with Huntington's disease, an inherited neurodegenerative disease, at the age of 30 in 2003. He retired from refereeing in 2012 after his symptoms worsened. He died on May 4, 2023.

A page on GoFundMe was founded to help Terry and his family pay medical bills by a fellow referee.

Legacy

The Iowa Referee Academy has been renamed the Terry Vaughn Referee Academy in his honor.

References

  1. ^ Ford, Nathan (May 4, 2023). "Terry Vaughn, former FIFA and MLS referee from Eastern Iowa, dies after Huntington's Disease battle". The Gazette. Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
  2. ^ "MLS mourns the passing of MLS and FIFA referee Terry Vaughn". MLSsoccer.com. May 4, 2023. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
  3. ^ Boehm, Terry (May 16, 2017). "Soccer community rallies behind Terry Vaughn's battle with Huntington's". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
  4. ^ Keefer, Ryan (2016-09-13). "Former MLS referee diagnosed with Huntington's". Black And Red United. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
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