Delvis “Mac” McCadden’s remarkable journey from MLB and NCAA to USA Boxing
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (March 21, 2019) - Former Major League umpire and NCAA basketball referee Delvis "Mac" McCadden has found a new home in USA Boxing. His remarkable journey through sports, often tainted by racism, at least during the beginning of his umpiring career, now finds him thoroughly enjoying amateur boxing as an official. Simply put, McCadden was born and breed into sports. In 1949, his father bought his newborn son a four-fingered shortstop glove, because he wanted "Mac" to become a professional baseball player. Although that dream never came to fruition, "Mac" parlayed what his father taught him into a baseball career.
McCadden's ultimate goal as a professional official was to referee an NCAA Final Four game and umpire a World Series game. He came close, but the first of Read more [...]