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In 2019, she became the first female official to officiate an NFL playoff game in an AFC divisional round between Los Angeles Chargers at New England Patriots. [39] She worked NFC divisional games in 2020 and 2021, [38] and was the down judge for Super Bowl LV. In 2021, line judge Maia Chaka became the NFL's second full-time female on-field ...
Lily Godwin – First female player in NCAA history to record a solo tackle, as a LB for the University of Puget Sound Loggers, a D3 school. [63] Sam Gordon – Running back, Salt Lake City. Her play in a youth football league [64] led to her becoming the first female football player featured on a Wheaties box. [65]
Suzette Maria Taylor (born May 12, 1987) is an American sportscaster for NBC Sports.She has worked for ESPN and the SEC Network.She has covered college football, college volleyball, National Basketball Association (NBA), National Football League (NFL), and men's and women's college basketball.
Thomas was the first woman to officiate a major college football game, the first to officiate a bowl game, and the first to officiate in a Big Ten stadium. On April 8, 2015, Thomas was hired as the first full-time female official in NFL history, [note 1] and for the 2020 NFL season, she was on the officiating crew headed by referee Shawn ...
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2024: Exclusive Interview: Ahead of International Women’s Day, Sonia Twigg takes a look at the rise of female officials in men’s football and speaks to Natalie ...
A handful of female athletes have made history playing college football. In 2003, Katie Hnida, a kicker for the University of New Mexico, became the first woman to score in an NCAA Divison I game.
Football Head football coach for the University of Nebraska, 1973–97; University of Nebraska athletic director, 2007–2013 NE: U.S. Representative: 2001–2007 Republican: Candidate for Governor: 2006 Burgess Owens: Football Safety for the University of Miami (1970–72), New York Jets (1973–79), and Oakland Raiders (1980–82) UT: U.S ...
Sarah Thomas, the NFL's first female official, said at Penn State Behrend on Tuesday, if you do things for the right reasons, recognition will follow.