11/02/2026
Congratulations to one of our amazing umpires, Eric Johnson, for winning the good Moosehead award!!
Story from Patrice:
I am not great with pithy comments … but here goes:
Eric once told me that as a high schooler, he was a prankster and known for outlandish and wild stunts.
One April Fool’s Day, he set out to shock one of his teachers but did not want to “break any school rules”.
He proceeded to jump out of the classroom’s 2nd story window, land safely and arrive at his next class on time.
The stunt landed him in the principal’s office, with his dad in attendance. Eric had not broken any rules so no punishment could be handed out. Needless to say, Eric’s dad was annoyed at being “summoned to the principal’s office”, but he was proud of his son’s creativity and daring.
Eric brings his exuberance and humor to his umpiring. Oakcliff is lucky to have Eric volunteer for our match race regattas. He is always happy to “jump in” when we need him.
