Bio

Jack Childress is in his third season as SAC coordinator of football officials.

Childress has nearly two decades of football officiating experience, having worked in the South Atlantic Conference (1993-95), Southern Conference (1996-97) and the Atlantic Coast Conference (1997-2009).

He also has 30 years of experience officiating high school games in North and South Carolina.

During his career, Childress has worked some of the nation’s biggest college games, including two ACC Championship games, two Rose Bowls, the Orange Bowl, numerous other college bowl games, the Kickoff Classic, and an NCAA Division II National Semifinal game.

In addition, he has worked the North Carolina/South Carolina High School Shrine Bowl and 12 South Carolina high school state championship games. Childress has served as District Director for the South Carolina Football Officials Association, and is a past President of the SCFOA.

He is on the Board of Directors for the ACC Football Officials Association, is a past member of Referee Magazine editorial staff and is a member of the Mount Airy, N.C. Hall of Fame, Surry County, N.C. Hall of Fame, and South Carolina Football Officials Association Hall of Fame.

Childress is responsible for recruiting and training football officials for the South Atlantic Conference. Other duties include assigning and evaluating officials, rules applications, and holding clinics.

Childress lives in Greenwood, S.C., where he is chief operating officer, co-owner and co-founder of Loom Craft, Inc. He graduated from Duke University, where he played football for four years.