Gerry Austin
Gerry Austin | |
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Born | Gerald Austin December 4, 1941 official (1982–2007) Supervisor of Officials, C-USA |
Spouse | Married[1] |
Children | 6[1] |
Gerald Austin (born December 4, 1941)
Personal
Austin has a bachelor's degree and master's degree from Western Carolina University and has a doctorate from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.[4] He is also a retired public school administrator for thirty years.[5] Outside of officiating in the NFL, he is the coordinator of football officials for Conference USA.[5] He resides in Summerfield, North Carolina and has six children.[1]
Officiating career
Early years
Before joining the NFL, Austin served nine years as a
National Football League
Austin began working in the NFL as a side judge, where he officiated Super Bowl XXIV at New Orleans in 1990. He was promoted to the referee position beginning with the 1990 NFL season after Dick Jorgensen's death; Austin had served as a member of Jorgensen's crew in the Super Bowl at the end of the previous season. Austin worked his first Super Bowl as a referee in 1997 at Super Bowl XXXI (also in New Orleans) and his second appearance was at Super Bowl XXXV in 2001.[2] He served as an alternate referee in 1995 at Super Bowl XXIX[6] and in 1999 at Super Bowl XXXIII.[7]
Austin is one of the league's most respected referees as he is a recipient of the Art McNally Award, which goes to an NFL game official who exhibits exemplary professionalism, leadership and commitment to sportsmanship on and off the field.[5]
Post-officiating career
Since retiring, Austin has contributed to ESPN broadcasts regarding the performance of officials.[8]
References
- ^ Greensboro News & Record. May 20, 2007. Archived from the originalon September 28, 2007. Retrieved June 4, 2007.
- ^ Greensboro News & Record. Archived from the originalon September 30, 2007. Retrieved September 3, 2007.
- ^ "National Football League Game Summary: Miami Dolphins At New Orleans Saints" (PDF). National Football League. August 30, 2007. Retrieved September 3, 2007.
- ^ "Gerald Austin". Football Officials Camps. Archived from the original on June 20, 2007. Retrieved September 3, 2007.
- ^ a b c d "Gerald Austin". North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved September 3, 2007.
- ^ "Super Bowl XXIX Boxscore". Retrieved September 3, 2007.
- ^ "Kukar Named Game's Referee". The New York Times. January 29, 1999. Retrieved September 3, 2007 – via Bloomberg News.
- ^ "Summerfield's Gerald Austin to join ESPN's Monday Night Football". News-Record.com: Greensboro & the Triad's most trusted source for local news and analysis. Archived from the original on September 8, 2012. Retrieved September 25, 2012.