Behind the Football Stripes forum- 2014 NBA Playoffs: Officiating observations April 24, 2014
- 2014 Two new white hats speculation April 24, 2014
- Former NFL umpire Gerald Hart passes away April 24, 2014
- [MLB] 2014 baseball observations April 24, 2014
- Video: Future/former NFL officials in USFL debut? April 23, 2014
- [NHL] French Referee firestorm April 23, 2014
- Interview with MLB Umpire Mark Carlson April 21, 2014
- NHL ref supports young ref abused at a Manitoba game April 18, 2014
- Retirements? April 18, 2014
- Stanley Cup Officials - First Round April 17, 2014
Tag Archives: official retirement
Speculation whirls around new referee hires
NFL will hire from current roster Scott Green and Ron Winter have retired, opening up two slots at the referee position. The NFL has not hired a referee straight out of college and into the NFL since the 1970 merger, … Continue reading
R Ron Winter retires after 19 seasons
Referee Ron Winter is retiring after 19 seasons in the NFL. Continue reading
NFL getting their stripes in a row for 2014
League has several shoes to fill in the offseason The Super Bowl is fast fading into the rear view mirror and we now enter what is called the “dark period” in regard to NFL officiating. According to the collective bargaining … Continue reading
Super Bowl is final game for FJ Scott Steenson, SJ Dave Wyant
Football Zebras has learned that two officials in today’s game will end their careers on football’s greatest stage. Field judge Scott Steenson and side judge Dave Wyant, both in their 23rd NFL season, intend to retire at the end of … Continue reading
New white hats looking to earn an ‘R’
NFL trying out potential replacements for retiring head referees The NFL is preparing for the inevitable retirement of officiating crew chiefs by conducting trial runs for some promotions in the second preseason weekend. An officiating source said that at least … Continue reading
Don Carlsen retires from the NFL
The veteran side judge reflects on his 24-year career Don Carlsen woke up one day this past October and made one of the toughest calls of his career. He decided to retire from the NFL after a 24-year career as … Continue reading
Former NFL line judge Phares enjoying ‘normal’ weekends
Ron Phares completes first season of retirement For 43 years Ron Phares chased football players on fields all over the country. This past season Phares, 69, enjoyed watching football games instead of officiating the contests. Phares, along with Tom Barnes, … Continue reading
NFL may have to change the way it appoints referees
April 7, 2014 10:00 pm Link
Vital proving grounds for white hat candidates no longer exist Commentary by Mark Schultz The NFL could be having a white hat problem in the next few years. Several referees have put in 20 or more years of service, meaning … Continue reading →