Montezuma (Official) 2007
Bill Bolen , a native of Montezuma, Iowa, Bill graduated from high school in 1954 where he played in 4 sports: football, basketball, baseball & track. He received his bachelor’s degree in education from Drake University in 1958 where he played basketball for John Bennington. Following graduation, Bill taught at Lynnville-Sully High School while coaching girls and boy’s basketball at the same time. In 1962 he left Lynnville-Sully to work at the Peoples Saving Bank in Montezuma, where still serves as President. Bill started his long and distinguished officiating career in 1961. Over the years he officiated basketball, baseball, softball and track at the high school level. Also, for 4 years he worked basketball in the Iowa Collegiate Conference. He became an official at the Drake Relays in 1970 and is currently an assistant chief umpire. He was recognized on the Drake Wall of Honor in 2000. Bill enjoys time with his wife of 51 years, Shirley, their two children and seven grandchildren. In 2004, they had five grandsons playing on five different football teams. However, that wasn’t as big a problem as in 2006 when one grandson played in the Iowa State Football Championship game while at the same time another grandson played in the Illinois State Football Championship game.