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Steratore's 2010 NFL officiating crew consists of umpire [[Butch Hannah]], head linesman [[Jerry Bergman]], line judge [[Ron Marinucci]], field judge [[Bob Waggoner]], side judge [[Mike Weatherford]] and back judge [[Dino Paganelli]]. |
Steratore's 2010 NFL officiating crew consists of umpire [[Butch Hannah]], head linesman [[Jerry Bergman]], line judge [[Ron Marinucci]], field judge [[Bob Waggoner]], side judge [[Mike Weatherford]] and back judge [[Dino Paganelli]]. |
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Steratore is also known for upholding the "going to the ground" rule that cost the Detroit Lions a victory over the Bears on September 12, 2010. He overruled his officiating crew and said that Calvin Johnson needed to maintain possession throughout the entire process. |
Steratore is also known for upholding the "going to the ground" rule that cost the Detroit Lions a victory over the Bears on September 12, 2010. He overruled his officiating crew and said that Calvin Johnson needed to maintain possession throughout the entire process. |
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It was regardless an unfair decision and proves that referees will not give losing teams a chance. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 15:03, 16 September 2010
Gene Steratore | |
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| Nationality |  United States |
| Occupation | NFL official (2003–Present) |
Gene Steratore is an American football official in the National Football League (NFL) since 2003. He began in the league as a field judge and was promoted to referee at the start of the 2006 NFL season, one of two new referees (Jerome Boger the other) for that season, following the retirements of Bernie Kukar and Tom White. He wears uniform number 114.
Personal
Steratore is also a college basketball referee, mainly working in the Northeast. He is primarily assigned to matches involving Atlantic 10 Conference teams.[1] The only NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship tournament game he has officiated was the University of San Diego's 70–69 first-round upset over the University of Connecticut at the St. Pete Times Forum on March 21, 2008.[2][3]
Gene has an older brother, Tony, who is also an official in the NFL assigned to the same officiating crew. Tony works as a back judge. His father, Gene Steratore Sr., was a college football official and basketball referee [4].
Steratore resides in Washington, Pennsylvania, where he and his brother are the co-owners of Steratore Sanitary Supplies, outside of his NFL officiating duties.[5][6]
NFL career
Steratore took over briefly as referee during a December 28, 2003 regular season game between the Carolina Panthers and New York Giants after Bernie Kukar, the crew chief, was injured during a play in which he was hit in the back by the Giants' Clarence LeBlanc after a blocked punt [7].
Steratore worked his first NFL playoff game as a referee between the Arizona Cardinals and the Carolina Panthers on January 10, 2009. Exactly one year later, he refereed the Baltimore Ravens' 33–14 victory over the New England Patriots in an American Football Conference Wild Card match at Gillette Stadium.[8]
Steratore's 2010 NFL officiating crew consists of umpire Butch Hannah, head linesman Jerry Bergman, line judge Ron Marinucci, field judge Bob Waggoner, side judge Mike Weatherford and back judge Dino Paganelli.
Steratore is also known for upholding the "going to the ground" rule that cost the Detroit Lions a victory over the Bears on September 12, 2010. He overruled his officiating crew and said that Calvin Johnson needed to maintain possession throughout the entire process.
References
- ^ Gene Steratore, College Basketball Referee (Games Officiated by Conference) – StatSheet.com.
- ^ San Diego Toreros v. Connecticut Huskies, NCAA Tournament First Round, Friday, March 21, 2008 – StatSheet.com.
- ^ Gene Steratore, College Basketball Referee (statistics) – StatSheet.com.
- ^ Bouchette, Ed and Collier, Gene (2005-02-03). Bouchette&, Ed (2005-02-03). "Super Bowl Notebook: Big Ben's Super star turn is in a commercial". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2006-08-01.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Lolley, F. Dale (2006-01-23). "Porter set tone early, put pressure on Plummer". Observer-Reporter. Retrieved 2006-08-01.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ http://www.referee.com/more/Samples/non_subscribers1207/brothers.html It's Not a Brother Thing
- ^ "Kukar hurt in Panthers-Giants game". NFL.com. 2003-12-28. Retrieved 2006-08-01.
- ^ Baltimore Ravens at New England Patriots, AFC Wild Card Playoff Game, Sunday, January 10, 2010 – National Football League.