Curtis Deboy

Curtis Deboy is an Australian rules football umpire currently officiating in the Australian Football League.

Curtis Deboy
Deboy in July 2019
Personal information
Full name Curtis Deboy
Nickname(s) Curt, Curty
Date of birth (1990-03-28) 28 March 1990
Height 174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 64 kg (141 lb)
Other occupation Sports operations/marketing[1]
Umpiring career
Years League Role Games
2013– Australian Football League Field umpire 88 (2 finals appearances)
Career highlights
  • SANFL Golden Whistle: 2013, 2014
  • SANFL Grand Final Umpire: 2012, 2013, 2014

He first umpired in the Central District Junior Football League in 2004. He made his umpiring debut in the South Australian National Football League in 2009 at the age of 19 and went on to umpire 119 SANFL games, including the 2013, '14, and '15 Grand Finals. He was on the AFL umpiring rookie list for 2013 and 2014, officiating his first game, substituted on as an emergency umpire, in 2014. In 2015, he was added to the senior umpiring list, and made his debut as a non-emergency umpire in Round 4 of that year, in a match between the Western Bulldogs and Adelaide at Docklands Stadium.

He is one of the fastest umpires in the AFL, leading the Umpire 3km time trial in 2015.

Personal life

Deboy was born in Adelaide, South Australia and attended Eynesbury Senior College. He is married and resides in Melbourne, Australia.

References
  1. "Umpire Profiles". Australian Football League. Archived from the original on 6 November 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
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