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EBO EBO supply's football and basketball officials for the DCIAA and other leagues.

The Eastern Board of Officials (EBO) was founded in 1905 by the late Edwin Bancroft Henderson, to combat stereotyping, train a new generation of athletic officials. The Eastern Board of Officials (EBO) was founded in 1905 by the late Edwin Bancroft Henderson, to combat stereotyping, train a new generation of athletic officials, guarantee higher wages, improve working conditions, and secure assignm

ents for colleges, high schools, and youth athletic leagues. Through the years, EBO has officiated a wide variety of sports, to include football, basketball, baseball, softball, boxing, handball, swimming, track and field, tennis, volleyball, and other sports. EBO continued to make history, as it became the oldest predominately African American sports officiating organization in the United States after most other black officiating organizations dissolved in the 1960s. EBO continues to provide sports officiating services, to the Districts Public Schools, Department of Recreation, and area colleges. The EBO has groomed, trained, and developed officials for football, basketball, baseball, and other sports. EBO’s current members remain committed to excellence in officiating, integrity, professionalism, and training as part of its continued legacy that began a century ago and is proud of its distinction as the oldest African American officiating association in the country.

EB Henderson sculptor
06/28/2023

EB Henderson sculptor

Board of Trustee's and Dedication committee
06/28/2023

Board of Trustee's and Dedication committee

EBO representing at EB Henderson's dedication ceremony.
06/28/2023

EBO representing at EB Henderson's dedication ceremony.

Founder, EB Henderson dedication ceremony @ UDC.Keith Irby, EBO historian and member of the committee for this dedicatio...
06/28/2023

Founder, EB Henderson dedication ceremony @ UDC.

Keith Irby, EBO historian and member of the committee for this dedication of our Founder and originator of Black Basketball in DC.

EBO Summer Training session.
07/08/2022

EBO Summer Training session.

EBO Training Session
07/05/2022

EBO Training Session

05/25/2022
Congratulations the the ladies of HD Woodson for winning this years flag football championship !!!! This was a well pla...
05/12/2022

Congratulations the the ladies of HD Woodson for winning this years flag football championship !!!! This was a well played game with the utmost of great sportsmanship amongst both teams !!!!

And also Congratulations to the ladies of Theodore Roosevelt for playing their hearts out and being very classy in defeat !!!!

Our entire crew was very proud to say that we officiated this game !!!!

EBO Proud !!!!

05/09/2022

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P. O. Box 644
Washington D.C., DC
20044

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