No. 283: Jack Hocking

The ButteCast with Bill Foley · Aug 8, 2025 · 1h 32m

If you watch or play sports in the Mining City, you probably know Jack Hocking. We call him the Hockinator.

Even if you did not know his name, you probably recognize him as an official of so many sports. Jack umpires baseball and softball, and he officiates basketball and football. He even officiated lacrosse for a bit.

Jack also works as an announcer at hockey games in Butte from time to time, and he runs the Muzik Your Way DJ service, so you have probably seen him in action at a game, wedding or party.

Jack started umpiring baseball when he was still playing Little League himself. He even…