Embed from Getty Images We pause today to mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of NFL referee Tommy Bell. He was born July 2, 1922, and died February 20, 1986, after a long illness. Bell worked in the NFL in 1961 and retired after the 1976 AFC Championship Game. In an
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Myth debunked: Referee Ben Dreith actually worked Patriots games after the Sugar Bear Hamilton call
Football Zebras research can debunk a popular myth. After referee Ben Dreith's controversial roughing the passer in the 1976 playoffs -- a penalty against Patriots defensive tackle Ray "Sugar Bear" Hamilton that kept the Oakland Raiders' game-winning drive alive -- the myth is Dreith never worked another Patriots game the
Big Ten Conference recruits women and minorities at spring event
The Big Ten Conference held a clinic in April and invited women and people of color to learn more about being an official in one of college football's biggest conferences. The focus of the clinic was to highlight efforts of diversity, equity and inclusion. https://www.footballzebras.com/2020/10/in-a-year-of-awakening-big-ten-fields-a-historic-officiating-crew/ Former NFL referee and current Big Ten
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Super Bowl LVI photo album
We bring the 2021 photo album series to a conclusion with the Super Bowl LVI photo album. Thanks to team photographers and Getty Images. Click on a photo to begin the gallery: From Getty Images: http://gty.im/1370400298 http://gty.im/1370395520 http://gty.im/1370394342 http://gty.im/1370388392 http://gty.im/1370385880 http://gty.im/1370385630