Bill Carollo
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Manpower, Inc. | |
Spouse | Married |
Children | 4 |
William F. Carollo
Personal
Early life
A native of
Family
Carollo currently resides in Shorewood, Wisconsin, and is married and has four children.[2]
Other professions
Carollo worked as an international account executive for 30 years at
Officiating career
Early years
Carollo began his officiating career working Wisconsin high school football,
National Football League
Carollo started in the NFL as a side judge and officiated
While serving as referee of the
He served as the director of the NFL Referees Association, the union representing NFL officials, from 2000 to March 1, 2006. He was the center of the negotiations that took place during the
Carollo was also the referee of the Houston Texans' inaugural game against the Dallas Cowboys on September 8, 2002.
On November 18, 2007, Carollo became the first referee in 35 years to officiate a game for the same team in back-to-back weeks during the New England-Buffalo game. Bill Leavy was scheduled to officiate the November 11 Buffalo-Miami game, but fell ill. Carollo served as the referee for that contest using Leavy's crew.
In August 2008, Carollo announced he would retire as an NFL referee at the end of the 2008 NFL season to become the Director of Officiating for the Big Ten Conference.[4] His final assignment was for the AFC Championship game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Baltimore Ravens on January 18, 2009. Don Carey, brother of NFL referee Mike Carey, was promoted from back judge to take Carollo's place as a crew chief.
In Carollo's twenty-year NFL career he officiated in two Super Bowls, a third SB as alternate referee, eight NFL Conference Championships and one Pro Bowl. Currently Bill is Coordinator of Officials for the Collegiate Officiating Consortium (COC) which includes the Big Ten, Mid-American and Missouri Valley Football conferences.[11] The COC was created in 2009 and headquartered in Rosemont, IL.
References
- ^ "National Football League Game Summary: Tennessee Titans At Jacksonville Jaguars" (PDF). National Football League. September 9, 2007. Retrieved September 14, 2007.
- ^ a b c Cigelske, Tim (August 31, 2006). "When I was 30: Bill Carollo". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Archived from the original on October 27, 2006. Retrieved September 14, 2007.
- ^ a b c "Bill Carollo". Football Officials Camps, LLC. Archived from the original on June 20, 2007. Retrieved September 27, 2007.
- ^ a b "Big Ten Announces Bill Carollo as Incoming Coordinator of Football Officials". bigten.org. January 9, 2024. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
- ^ a b McGinn, Bob (January 24, 2003). "Local man gets the call". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Archived from the original on October 7, 2008. Retrieved September 27, 2007.
- ^ Reischel, Rob (February 6, 2003). "It's official: Carollo had a super time". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Archived from the original on October 7, 2008. Retrieved September 27, 2007.
- ^ a b "Board of Directors — Officers". National Association of Sports Officials. Archived from the original on September 15, 2007. Retrieved September 27, 2007.
- ^ "Bill Carollo". Excel Sports Officiating, LCC. Archived from the original on November 16, 2006. Retrieved September 29, 2007.
- ^ http://refereestats.tripod.com/crewArc.htm Behind the Football Stripes NFL officiating crew archives
- ^ Jenkins, Chris (January 25, 2003). "Top officials, mostly SB rookies, thrown into fray". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Archived from the original on February 19, 2003. Retrieved September 29, 2007.
- ^ "Carollo Agrees to Five-Year Contract Extension". bigten.org. January 9, 2024. Retrieved January 23, 2024.