ACC Ref Karl Hess is one of the most recognizable referees that works the conference's basketball games, but now he finds himself out of a job. Hess had a reputation for getting into it with fans during games, and the ACC has cut him loose after he took one such incident too far.
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Hess was working the Louisville game when they faced Wake Forest last weekend, and he made a derogatory comment to Mit Shah, who is the former chairman of the board of trustees at Wake Forest.
Karl Hess to me at the Wake-Louisville game tonight..."When I'm older, I want to sit in your seat & watch your Egyptian ass ref a game" #Wow
— Mit Shah (@MitShahNoble) January 5, 2015
According to CBS Sports, the ACC terminated its relationship with Hess following the incident. He had been officiating games for the conference for a quarter of a century prior to his release.
Hess confirmed that he had been let go and called it a "sad day." He also said that he meant no harm by the remark. "I wasn't trying to deliberately hurt anyone," said Hess. "That's not my character. I goof around a lot, and there was no intent to hurt anyone."
Hess is also the referee that famously ejected former NC State star Tom Gugliotta from his courtside seat at a Wolfpack game in 2012.
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