Retired officials and CBS announcer Jim Nantz remember the "Dean of NFL Referees."
Remembering those from the officiating family who we lost in 2024
Tunney was a 3-time Super Bowl referee
Tunney is the 2nd oldest living former NFL official
29 candidates crowd the field of semifinalists for 1 contributor/coach nomination
There will be no officials in the 2023 Pro Football Hall of Fame class.
Throwback to 1980: An illegal hideout foul wipes out a fake punt in the Eagles-Vikings playoff game.
Jim Tunney, the Dean of NFL Referees and the first official to call consecutive Super Bowls, celebrates his 90th birthday today.
This weekend the Philadelphia Eagles travel to Chicago to play the Bears in the NFC playoffs. 30-years and a week ago, the Eagles and Bears played...
It is time for the next generation of referee veterans to step up.
Hendi Andrew Ancich Sr., 1937-2017 Former NFL umpire Hendi Ancich died December 20, 2017. Ancich worked as a NFL official from 1982 – 1998. He wore...
It takes extremely bad weather for football officials to dress out of uniform.
Before Al Jury and Bob Beeks were assigned to five Super Bowls. Before Johnny Grier was promoted to referee. Before Mike Carey headed a Super Bowl...
At least three have worked the Final Four Several officials work multiple sports from Pop Warner to the pros. There is quite a history of...
I enjoy historic aspects of NFL officiating and as we get ready to zebra watch in Super Bowl XLVIII here are some interesting nuggets regarding officiating...
49ers at Seahawks (video/audio) Early in the game, the Seahawks fell victim to a fan who blew a whistle in the crowd — their own home...
Week 1: Texans at Chargers (video) Post updated: The league has stated the rule was incorrectly applied (see below). The Competition Committee looked at a specific...
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...
Predictably, the Pro Football Hall of Fame has skipped over enshrining an official, despite the fact that baseball, basketball and hockey already have done so. In...
The Pro Football Hall of Fame has released its 2010 preliminary list of nominees for the Hall. The preliminary list of 131 will be whittled down...