‘I just love it’: 85-year-old man entering 20th season as youth baseball umpire
By London Pidel
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SYKESVILLE, Maryland (WBAL) — Allen Brougham is proving that age is just a number.
The Maryland man kicked off his 20th season as a youth baseball umpire in Sykesville.
Brougham, 85, has spent two decades calling games across Carroll County.
While he spends much of his time training and mentoring young umpires, he still steps in to call games, bringing steady experience and a love of the game to every field.
“It’s a lot of fun out here. Working with the kids, knowing that you’re doing something special for the kids. I just love it. It’s hard to explain, I just like it,” Brougham said.
Brougham started with the program in 2007. He learned about it at his retirement home in Sykesville, and loved it so much he decided to stay.
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