Dick Hantak

Dick Hantak
Dick Hantak
Born	October 3, 1938 (age 85); official (1978–2003)

Dick Hantak (born October 3, 1938) is a former

Super Bowls, Super Bowl XVII in 1983 as a back judge and later as a referee in Super Bowl XXVII in 1993, both at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California and selected as an alternate for Super Bowl XXXII

in 1998. He was one of the first officials to wear a three-digit uniform number, wearing number 105 except for 1979–81, when officials were numbered separately by position.

Hantak was most notable for being involved in a game that would result in the elimination of the excessive crowd noise rule from the NFL because of the actions during an exhibition game preceding the

Louisiana Superdome. Prior to the snap to begin a play, Bengals quarterback Boomer Esiason constantly complained to Hantak about the loud crowd noise inside of the dome and would embellish his reactions in protest over the newly created rule. Esiason would later admit that he was put up to the task by then head coach Sam Wyche.^[1]

Hantak was also involved in a humorous incident during a 1996 game between

playoff game on January 11, 2003, between the Oakland Raiders and New York Jets

.

As of the 2006 NFL season, Hantak serves as an NFL replay official, working on-site in the video officiating booth.

Hantak is a 1960 graduate of Southeast Missouri State University and was a member of Sigma Tau Gamma.^[2]

Hantak's brother, Bob, worked as a National League umpire during the 1979 Major League Baseball Umpires Association strike.

References

^ Paul, Zimmerman (December 1, 2005). "Quiet please". SI.com. Retrieved August 30, 2006.
^ "SIG TAU National Hall of Fame". Southeast Missouri State University. Archived from the original on September 4, 2006. Retrieved August 30, 2006.

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[1] Paul, Zimmerman (December 1, 2005). "Quiet please". SI.com. Retrieved August 30, 2006.

[2] "SIG TAU National Hall of Fame". Southeast Missouri State University. Archived from the original on September 4, 2006. Retrieved August 30, 2006.

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