Super Bowl XV

Tom Dooley, retired NFL referee and line judge passes away

by Mark Schultz - May 23, 2018May 23, 2018 0

Robert Thomas Dooley, Jr., 1934 - 2018 Tom Dooley, a 14-year NFL line judge and referee, died May 9. He was 83. Dooley joined the NFL as a line judge in 1978, and became a referee in 1981, replacing the retired Cal Lepore. To the best of my knowledge, Dooley is the only

FJ Fritz Graf, veteran of 4 Super Bowls and Ice Bowl, passes away at 94

by Mark Schultz - December 4, 2017January 16, 2020 0

Â Frederick "Fritz" Graf, 1922-2017 Former NFL field judge, Fritz Graf, who called four Super Bowls, and was on the field for The Ice Bowl, died November 29, at the age of 94. At the time of his death, we think he was the oldest surviving official. Graf was a native of Akron,

Happy belated birthday to Ben Dreith

by Mark Schultz - February 15, 2015June 26, 2015 4

View image | gettyimages.com Former NFL referee still giving them the business at age 90 February 1, 2015 was a big day for former AFL and NFL referee Ben Dreith.Â He celebrated nine decades on earth by watching Super Bowl XLIX.Â Dreith, who lives in Denver, was profiled by a local television