Hall of Fame

The officiating world eagerly awaits the expected announcement that Art McNally, long-time NFL supervisor of officials, is a member of the 2022 Pro Football Hall of Fame class. If McNally is voted by the Hall of Fame voters, he would be the first officiating-related induction. As we have pointed out in

There remains an officiating controversy that has existed for decades, one that can be easily fixed if the powers-that-be choose to address it. The Pro Football Hall of Fame has enshrined players, coaches, and contributors to the game of football since 1963. None of those contributor candidates was a game official,

For two years, Football Zebras has suggested that the Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrine game officials. We have been pushing the cause for Art McNally and, inexplicably, this year when the Hall of Fame all but threw the doors open, they snubbed McNally. When the Hall voters decide to

The Pro Football Hall of Fame has a very notable void in that no official has been enshrined. The common fan might think this is a feature, and not a bug, but the halls for baseball, basketball, hockey, tennis, boxing, wrestling (both the professional and entertainment varieties), and even arena