History of the Official | NFL Football Operations
Mark Duncan, NFL Supervisor of Officials, 1964–1968. In 1966, 10 years after his death, Ray became the first — and so far only — officiating figure to be enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of...
Johnny Grier - Wikipedia
Johnny Grier (April 16, 1947 – March 8, 2022) was an American football official for 23 years in the National Football League (NFL) from 1981 to 2004. He began in the NFL as a field judge before becoming the first African-American referee in the history of …
Sarah Thomas (American football official) - Wikipedia
Sarah Thomas (née Bailey; born September 21, 1973) [2][3] is an American football official, currently for the National Football League (NFL). Thomas was the first woman to officiate a major college football game, the first to officiate a bowl game, and …
List of NFL officials - Wikipedia
Wilmer G. Crowell (1936) head referee during 1936 NFL Championship Game; Hugo Cruz (2015–2018) head linesman 2015–2016; down judge 2017–2018 – first official fired mid-season in the Super Bowl era [2]
Meet Sarah Thomas - first female NFL official referee - ESPN
Apr 17, 2015 · It is true for Sarah Thomas. She remembers exactly when she learned she would become the first female official in NFL history. Sarah Thomas will be one of nine rookie NFL officials in 2015.
Eagles-Packers Starts With Controversial Call On First Play Of Wild ...
2 days ago · What would the first weekend of the NFL playoffs be without a controversial call by referees? The Green Bay Packers fumbled the opening kickoff against the Philadelphia Eagles and refs ruled that the Eagles recovered the fumble.. However, replay appeared to show that Packers' returner Keisan Nixon, who fumbled the ball, recovered it before Eagles players wrestled the ball away from him.
Happy 95th birthday to the Dean of Referees Jim Tunney
Mar 3, 2024 · Tunney was a field judge in the NFL from 1960-67, when the NFL made him a referee. Tunney came into the NFL at the tender age of 31 — something unheard of today. His 31 years as a NFL official tie him for first place all-time with Ben Dreith.
Sarah Thomas - NFL Football Operations
On April 8, 2015, Sarah Thomas achieved her football dream by becoming the first woman to officiate full time in the NFL. Thomas, who played basketball in college, is no stranger to breaking...
Johnny Grier, the NFL’s First Black Referee - Black History
Johnny Grier grew up around the world of football, even becoming a referee for high school games in 1965 at the age of 18. Seven years later, Grier was able to make the jump to college football. In 1981, Grier was brought in by the NFL to work …
Art McNally, father of modern NFL officiating, is the first official …
Feb 10, 2022 · Art McNally, the former referee and head of officiating in the NFL, was selected for enshrinement and will become the first official in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.