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At 93, Referee Frank Foster Logs 5,500 Matches and Credits Wartime Rations for His Stamina

7/5/2026

Frank Foster, 93, officiates soccer matches three times a week and has taken charge of approximately 5,500 games across a 46-year career, according to SWNS.

The great-grandfather and military veteran attributes his endurance to the strict dietary discipline imposed by wartime rationing during his teenage years.

Foster passed his referee examination in 1980 with a 98% score and shows no sign of stepping away from the field.

Wartime Diet as the Foundation Foster credits rationing, not modern nutrition science, with establishing his health baseline.