Terry Vaughn

Terry Vaughn (April 1, 1973 – May 4, 2023) was an American soccer referee.

Early life Terry Vaughn was born in Mount Vernon, Iowa, on April 1, 1973. He graduated from Iowa City West High School in 1992, where he was a wrestler and soccer player. He attended Coe College and decided to enter refereeing instead of continuing his career as a player.

Vaughn was appointed to the FIFA panel in 2003 and oversaw matches in the 2009 and 2010 CONCACAF Champions League, the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, and the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Vaughn was also a member of the FIFA Panel for the United States Soccer Federation. He died on May 4, 2023. Referee wearing blue H.D. wristband to honor Terry Vaughn's battle with Huntington's Disease. As a show of solidarity, PRO referees started wearing blue wristbands with "HD" (for Huntington's Disease) during May, Huntington's Disease Awareness Month. This began a trend of referees from grassroots to PRO wearing the bands year - round. US Soccer's official uniform supplier began selling the wristbands with the proceeds going to Terry Vaughn's family to help offset medical costs.

A page on GoFundMe was founded to help Terry and his family pay medical bills by a fellow referee.

Legacy The Iowa Referee Academy has been renamed the Terry Vaughn Referee Academy in his honor.