The NFL has selected Walt Anderson to referee the Super Bowl, handing the 15-year veteran official his second assignment in the league’s championship game.
Anderson was a line judge at the 2001 Super Bowl between Baltimore and the Giants. The other members of the officiating crew announced Thursday are umpire Chad Brown, head linesman Kent Payne, line judge John Hussey, field judge Doug Rosenbaum, side judge Mike Weatherford and back judge Scott Helverson.
The NFL awards spots in the Super Bowl to officials with at least five years experience who grade out the best over the season. Anderson was the ref the night of the famous “Tuck Rule” game between the Raiders and Patriots back in 2001 that saved the Pats and allowed them to tie and win a divisional playoff game and eventually win the Super Bowl that year.
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Rachel
February 3, 2011 at 4:22 pm
STEELER FANS! Go to http://www.facebook.com/integramarketing and LIKE the post about the Steelers! It’s a contest, and we need the most “likes” so we don’t have to dress up in cheese-head hats! HELP US OUT! If we win, a bunch of Packer’s fans have to chant “Here We Go, Steelers” while waving their Terrible Towels! HA!
mike
February 3, 2011 at 6:05 pm
A Steeler fan made the journey to Dallas with a 50 yard line ticket for the Super Bowl.
As he sat down, he noticed that the seat next to him was empty.
He asked the man on the other side of the empty seat whether anyone
was sitting there.
“No,” the man replied, “The seat is empty.”
“This is incredible,” said the first man.
“Who in their right mind would have a seat like this for the Super
Bowl, the biggest sporting event in the world and not use it?”
The second man replied, “Well, actually, the seat belongs to me. I was
supposed to come with my wife, but she passed away.
We have attended every Super Bowl the Steelers have been in since their first win in 1975. We saw every victory of the 70s, the heart break of Super Bowl 30 against Dallas and the redemption of Super Bowl 40 in Detroit. This will be the first time we haven’t been together for the game since we got married.”
“Oh, I’m sorry to hear that. That’s terrible. But couldn’t you find
someone else — a friend or relative, or even a neighbor to take the
seat?”
The man shook his head and said, “no, they’re all at the funeral”.
Here We Go!
George H
February 3, 2011 at 6:27 pm
haha HERE WE GO STEELERS!!!!
Getting pumped for the game, but getting real sick of all the GB love
Don jr
February 5, 2011 at 8:37 pm
Ref. Chad Brown played for Pitsburg for five years?!