Tag: Super Bowl XXXIII

3-time Super Bowl official Don Hakes passes away

by Mark Schultz - 1

Don Hakes, a NFL official for 22 years and a three-time Super Bowl field judge and back judge passed away on April 1, 2021 at the age of 87. 2021 has gotten off to a rough start as retired NFL officials Ron Botchan, Bob Boylston and Fred Wyant passed away in

Tim Millis to receive NFLRA Annual Honoree Award

by Mark Schultz - 0

The NFL Referees Association (NFLRA) has announced that former NFL official and NFLRA Executive Director, Tim Millis, is the winner of the 2020 Honoree Award. In a news release, the NFLRA says the award is to recognize Millis for his 13-year career as a NFL official and for his work as

Umpire Chad Brown has died at age 69

by Ben Austro - 6

Embed from Getty Images   Chadwick Brown 1947-2016 Football Zebras has learned that former umpire Chad Brown died Friday morning after battling a long illness. The 23-year veteran wore number 31, and was assigned to Super Bowl XXXV and XLV. Our sources say he died on his 69th birthday. Brown retired in the middle