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Regina’s Ken Picot posthumously received the Tom Cheney Award when the Canadian Football Officials Association held its biennial conference Saturday in Saskatoon.

The award honours an individual for outstanding contributions toward the improvement of football officiating in Canada.

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“Ken was an outstanding role model for individuals desiring to enhance the development of officiating,” Ron Hallock, vice-president of training and development with the CFOA, said in a media release. “His love of the game was only overshadowed by his desire to help others love the game.”

Picot died of cancer at age 67 on March 20. He was a member of the Regina Football Officials Association for 44 years. During that time, he officiated at all levels of football — including the CFL, in which he worked more than 300 games, eight of which were Grey Cups.

He retired as a CFL umpire in 2004, having spent 20 seasons in the league. He subsequently served as a CFL supervisor of officials and continued to officiate in minor, high school and university football.