Dick Z.G. Jol (Dutch soccer referee). Born in Sheveningen, 1.82m 83kg. An International
Referee since 1993, he is assistant director of a large firm in Holland.
Dick Jol was the only Dutch or Belgian referee to officiate in the
Euro 2000 championship (hosted by Belgium and Holland).
More recently,
besides arbitrating matches in Holland's top competition, he has been a referee
in the Champion's League
(the most prestigious yearly competition between European soccer clubs),
including the 2001 final (on May 23, 2001) which the Bayern München (Germany)
won over Valencia (Spain).
The
world events on March 29, 1956
President Dwight D. Eisenhower proclaimed the giant sequoia
"General Grant" a National
Shrine.
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