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The chain gang. In gridiron football, the chain crew (commonly known as the "chain gang") is a crew that manages signal poles on one of the sidelines.There are three primary signal poles: the "rear rod" that marks the beginning of the current set of downs, the "forward rod" that marks the line to gain, and the "box" that marks the line of scrimmage.
A pair of officials at a Maryland high school football game in September 2008. White knickers used to be worn by officials; black trousers are now standard.. For ease of recognition, officials are usually clad in a black-and-white vertically striped shirt and black trousers with a thin white stripe down the side (this was formerly white knickers with black/white striped stirrup stockings or ...
(NFL/NCAA) One open fist in a pushing motion to the referee's chin; (HS) Same signal as holding 10 yards if committed by offense; 5 yards and automatic first down if committed by defense 15 yards (personal foul); automatic first down if committed by defense (penalty also counts regardless of how many yards the offense gained).
Image of the reverse side of a 1954 football card (), which includes the referee signal for helping the runner at the bottom right.. Helping the runner, also called assisting the runner and aiding the runner, is a penalty in gridiron football that occurs when an offensive player pulls or carries the ball carrier in order to gain additional yards. [1]
The NBA preseason began a couple days ago. But Clay Martin is refereeing an NFL game.
Patrick Andrew Haggerty (June 30, 1927 – December 9, 1994) was an American football official in the National Football League (NFL) from 1965 to 1992. In his 28 seasons in the NFL, he was selected as the referee in three Super Bowls, XIII in 1979, XVI in 1982, and XIX in 1985. He wore the number 40 for most of his career (was number 4 from the ...
A Google search for “NFL bribery” does not return any results that pertain to issues involving game or referee integrity. Some fans of teams may blame referees for wins and losses, but there ...
He had been the NFL’s youngest game official when he was hired as a 30-year-old field judge in 1960 and in the ensuing decades was in stripes for some of the most memorable games in league history.