RMAC Hall of Fame

Keith Ancell

Ancell holds the distinction of working in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference in five different decades. Ancell worked as a basketball official from 1969 through 1989. He was chosen to officiate two NAIA national championship games. In 1989, Ancell put the whistle away to become the Supervisor of RMAC basketball officials. In the 1990's, under Commissioner Kurt Patberg, Ancell became the RMAC's Assistant Commissioner of Officiating and overlooked all of the RMAC officiated sports. Ancell retired in 2001. In addition to officiating, Ancell was a basketball player at the University of Utah (1957-60) and served in the United States Army, where his officiating career began.