Omaha referee John Higgins putting life back together after threats from angry Kentucky fans
Posted Apr 25, 2017
John Higgins told himself that he had a job to do, just as he’s done thousands of times before. But it wasn’t easy walking out on the court Saturday to officiate the Gonzaga-South Carolina Final Four contest. Not after thousands of phone calls, emails and Facebook postings from disgruntled Kentucky fans disrupted his roofing business and frightened his family and employees.
(Omaha World-Herald)
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