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Tag Archives: Jerry Markbreit
5-time Super Bowl line judge Beeks dies
Bob Beeks 1927–2012 Bob Beeks died on December 26, 2012, as reported by The St. Louis Post-Dispatch. He died on his 85th birthday. According to his family, he suffered an apparent heart attack. Beeks was a NFL line judge from … Continue reading
Whistle while you work, NFL referee style
This season has seen three inadvertent whistles (IW) being blown by the officials, with the latest being this past week in the game between the Raiders and Bengals. NFL officials, and officials at all levels, have various tricks of the … Continue reading
An open referee microphone is an ever present danger
In 1975 the NFL decided to put a wireless microphone on the referee, so the fans at the game and on TV could better understand what was going on down on the field. What started as an experiment with bare-bones … Continue reading
Shortened season puts pressure on NFL officials to get playoff assignment
We are already at Week 7 of the NFL season and many teams now know if they are contenders or pretenders for the Super Bowl crown. The pressure is also on the officials to contend for a prestigious playoff assignment … Continue reading