Craig Wrolstad

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Craig Wrolstad
Born (1965-09-05) September 5, 1965 (age 58)
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(2003–present)
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Craig Wrolstad (born September 5, 1965)

American football official in the National Football League (NFL) since the 2003 NFL season, wearing uniform number 4.[2]

As an official in the NFL, Wrolstad is known for working Super Bowl XLVII in 2013 as a field judge. He wore uniform number 89 and 4 as a field judge.[3]

Personal life

He went to Middle School (7 8 9) at Meeker Junior High (now Meeker Middle School), and went to high school at Lindbergh High School [4]

Wrolstad resides in Lake Tapps, Washington.

Outside of the NFL, Wrolstad is a high school athletic director at Seattle Christian School.[4]

Officiating career

Early years

Wrolstad served several seasons in NFL Europe, including three seasons as a referee. Prior to entering the NFL, Wrolstad was in the Pacific-10 Conference and the Arena Football League. His final collegiate game was the 2003 Sugar Bowl between Georgia and Florida State.[5]

NFL career

Wrolstad was hired by the NFL in 2003 as a field judge, and was promoted to referee with the start of the 2014 NFL season following the retirements of Ron Winter and Scott Green. Wrolstad wore uniform number 89 as a field judge, then switched to number 4 upon his promotion. Number 4 was previously worn by Bruce Finlayson, Bill Kingzett, Wilson Gosier and Doug Toole.[6]

Wrolstad was named the alternate referee of Super Bowl LII, which was held at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.[7]

Wrolstad was named the referee of 2020 Pro Bowl, which was held at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida.[8]

2023 crew

Source:[9]

  • R: Craig Wrolstad
  • U: Steve Woods
  • DJ: Jim Mello
  • LJ: Tripp Sutter
  • FJ: Jeff Shears
  • SJ: Frank Steratore
  • BJ: Grantis Bell
  • RO: Kevin Stine
  • RA: Gavin Anderson

References

  1. ^ "National Football League Officiating Roster - Referee". Archived from the original on April 23, 2015. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
  2. ^ "Craig Wrolstad NFL Official Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  3. NFL
    . January 30, 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
  4. ^ a b "High-school athletic director in Tukwila doubles as NFL official". July 22, 2008.
  5. ^ "New white hats looking to earn an 'R'". Football Zebras. August 14, 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
  6. ^ "Wrolstad and Torbert new NFL referees". Football Zebras. April 25, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
  7. ^ Filipe, Cameron (January 17, 2018). "Gene Steratore is confirmed as referee for Super Bowl LII". Football Zebras. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  8. ^ Filipe, Cameron (January 14, 2020). "Craig Wrolstad is the referee for the 2020 Pro Bowl". Football Zebras. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  9. ^ Austro, Ben (June 27, 2023). "Officiating crews for the 2023 season". Football Zebras. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
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