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Norm Chitts
As a member of the Victorian Football League Umpires Association Norm Chitts said that the best thing he got out of it was the friendships he formed over the time of his involvement.
Norman Charles Chitts was born on 12 June 1931 in Geelong West and grew up on the Bellarine Peninsula before moving to Melbourne’s northern suburbs. Not a footballer, he played cricket before taking up umpiring with the VFL Reserve Grade in 1953. In 1956 he was a member of the Social Committee.
Two years later Norm was promoted to the Senior List and began an eleven season career that resulted in one VFL Reserve Grade, 155 VCFL and metropolitan matches. There were also two lightning-premiership competitions at South Melbourne and Hawthorn.
In 1963 he umpired his only final - the Mid-Murray League Reserves Second-Semi Final at Swan Hill.
Retiring at the end of his eleventh season he was also awarded Life Membership of the Association in 1968.
Norm passed away peacefully on 9 February 2011.
