Dan Parisi

Special Contributor
Inducted 2020

As a Level 3 official, Dan Parisi was the backbone and rule book of USABA Goalball for decades. He oversaw the dissemination of ever-changing rules, training of needed personnel, maintaining the quality of courts and equipment, and represented the U.S. as a goalball official at international events. Most importantly, Parisi demanded high standards be maintained because he knew the athletes depended on and deserved to play in a highly-competitive atmosphere. He always placed the visually impaired/blind athlete in the forefront of his reasoning with the thinking “How can I make it right for them?”