Trilli was a standout athlete before officiating

By WAYNE STEWART

For MVI Sports

(Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series on long-time Valley official Tom Trilli).

Belle Vernon’s Tom Trilli was a multi-sport athlete in his youth who later became a standout referee. Not many officials can say they’ve made calls and withstood critics for more than four decades, but Trilli can.

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