Vince Righi Still Giving Back to SABR and Soccer After 50 Years

By Gary Curreri

Vince Righi: A Lifelong Commitment to the Game

Boca Raton’s Vince Righi has done it all in soccer.

After more than half a century—and most of his life—on the pitch, the 79-year-old still isn’t slowing down.

Righi vividly remembers games he’s refereed and has kept a record of every single one. All 4,483 of them. A career spanning 50 years has been meticulously documented—and recently celebrated—in the best way he knows how: by giving back.

Honoring...