Officials

Clifford James Bailey III

Year Inducted: 2025

Category: Officials

Schools / Organizations:

IHSA

Metropolitan Officials Association

Biography:

Cliff’s 30-plus years of officiating includes IHSA state finals appearances in 2001 and 2005. He worked at least 15 IHSA Regional tournaments, 10 IHSA Sectional tournaments and five IHSA Super-sectional games. He also officiated four Chicago Public League championship games.

Cliff has served as an Illinois High School Association certified official, state clinician, state rules interpreter and on the state advisory committee. He is past president of the Metropolitan Officials Association and the author of a book called REFEREE.