Jim Quirk
Jim Quirk | |
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Born | July 27, 1940 |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | official (1988–2008) |
Children | Three |
Jim Quirk Sr. (born July 27, 1940)
Personal
Quirk attended
Quirk began a career in
A resident of Rumson, New Jersey, Quirk is married to Carol Christopher, his high school sweetheart; they have three children.[2]
Officiating career
Early years
Quirk began his football officiating career working high school games, and as an off-field official at Giants Stadium.[2] During New York Giants football games, he served on the chain crew and later was the stadium's game clock operator.[2] Progressing to the college level in 1977, he officiated in the Eastern College Athletic Conference as an umpire until 1988.[2]
NFL career
Quirk was hired by the NFL in 1988 as a line judge and he later moved to the umpire position.[2] Since coming into the league, he was assigned to Super Bowl XXXII,[2] and he was an alternate in Super Bowl XXXVIII.[3]
The Instant Replay Game
In Quirk's second year in the NFL, he was involved in an instant replay decision during a 1989 NFL season game between the
The impact of this play resulted in the change of the illegal forward pass rule for the 1990 NFL season to include a passer's body being across the line, not only the ball, in determining an infraction and a limit of two minutes for instant replay reviews.[1] The following year, the Bears, still upset over the replay reversal, noted the game with an asterisk in the team's media guide as a "Replay ruling".[1] It has been said[by whom?] this call was one of the factors that led to the resignation of Art McNally, who at the time was the league's supervisor of officials.[1]
Altercations with players
As an umpire, Quirk often is responsible for breaking up scuffles among players. During a
In another memorable game between the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers, this time during the
References
- ^ CNN Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 27, 2007.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "NFL official Jim Quirk proud of his Long Branch roots". Atlanticville. June 28, 2002. Archived from the original on January 29, 2006. Retrieved December 27, 2007.
- ^ Schleiden, Keith; Mike Holbrook (January 30, 2004). "Hometown runner named Rookie of the Year by fans". Pro Football Weekly. Archived from the original on April 7, 2005. Retrieved December 27, 2007.
- ^ a b c d "Interview with Tom Dooley". Referee. June 1991. Archived from the original on October 21, 2006. Retrieved December 28, 2007.
- ^ a b c Thomas, Jim (December 27, 1999). "Game 15: Bears can't cover Faulk's rampage". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved December 28, 2007.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c Mortensen, Chris (December 26, 2007). "Source: NFL tells ref actions against Barnett 'over the line'". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 28, 2007.
- ^ a b "Barnett's agent wants apology". Associated Press. December 27, 2007. Retrieved December 28, 2007. [dead link]
- ^ Mortensen, Chris (December 28, 2007). "Official fined game check for inappropriate contact with Barnett". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 28, 2007.