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'''Dr. Gerald "Gerry" Austin''' (born c. 1941)<ref name=GN&R /> is a retired [[American football official]], who worked in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) from the [[1982 NFL season|1982 season]] through the [[2007 NFL season|2007 season]].<ref name="Motion">{{cite news | title=MAN IN MOTION: REFEREE MAKES SUPER CALLS | url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-696007_ITM | first=Bill | last=Hass | publisher=''[[Greensboro News & Record]]'' | date=2001-02-19 | accessdate=2007-09-03 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070930211506/http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-696007_ITM <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2007-09-30}}</ref> He wore uniform number 34, which is now worn by [[Clete Blakeman]]. Austin has officiated in three [[Super Bowl]]s, one as a side judge and two as a referee.<ref name="Motion" /> He was also notable being the referee in the [[NFL playoffs, 1992-93#AFC: Buffalo Bills 41, Houston Oilers 38 (OT)|1993 AFC Wild Card playoff game]] between the [[Houston Oilers]] and [[Buffalo Bills]], which would later become known in [[NFL lore]] as "[[The Comeback (American football)|The Comeback]]" for being the greatest comeback by a team in league history. Austin's 2007 NFL officiating crew consisted of Ruben Fowler, Ed Camp, Carl Johnson, Scott Edwards, [[Alberto Riveron]] and Bob Lawing.<ref name="Gamebook">{{cite web | title=National Football League Game Summary: Miami Dolphins At New Orleans Saints | url=http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/29509/NO_Gamebook.pdf | publisher=[[National Football League]] | date=2007-08-30 | accessdate=2007-09-03}}</ref>
'''Gerald Austin''' (born December 4, 1941)<ref name=GN&R /> is a former [[American football official]], who worked in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) from the [[1982 NFL season|1982 season]] through the [[2007 NFL season|2007 season]].<ref name="Motion">{{cite news|title=MAN IN MOTION: REFEREE MAKES SUPER CALLS |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-696007_ITM |first=Bill |last=Hass |publisher=[[Greensboro News & Record]] |date=February 19, 2001 |access-date=September 3, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930211506/http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-696007_ITM |archive-date=September 30, 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He wore uniform number 34, which is now worn by [[Clete Blakeman]]. Austin has officiated in three [[Super Bowl]]s, one as a side judge and two as a referee.<ref name="Motion" /> He was also notable being the referee in the [[NFL playoffs, 1992-93#AFC: Buffalo Bills 41, Houston Oilers 38 (OT)|1993 AFC Wild Card playoff game]] between the [[Houston Oilers]] and [[Buffalo Bills]], which would later become known in NFL lore as "[[The Comeback (American football)|The Comeback]]" for being the greatest comeback by a team in league history. Austin's 2007 NFL officiating crew consisted of Ruben Fowler, Ed Camp, Carl Johnson, Scott Edwards, [[Alberto Riveron]] and Bob Lawing.<ref name="Gamebook">{{cite web | title=National Football League Game Summary: Miami Dolphins At New Orleans Saints | url=http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/29509/NO_Gamebook.pdf | website=[[National Football League]] | date=August 30, 2007 | access-date=September 3, 2007}}</ref>


== Personal ==
== 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]].<ref name="RefCamp">{{cite web | title=Gerald Austin | url=http://www.footballofficialscamp.com/staffbios/austin_gerald.htm | publisher=Football Officials Camps | accessdate=2007-09-03}}</ref> He is also a retired public school administrator for thirty years.<ref name="NCHOF">{{cite web | title=Gerald Austin | url=http://www.ncshof.org/inductees_detail.php?i_recid=265 | publisher=North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame | accessdate=2007-09-03}}</ref> Outside of officiating in the NFL, he is the coordinator of football officials for [[Conference USA]].<ref name="NCHOF" /> He resides in [[Summerfield, North Carolina]] and has six children.<ref name=GN&R />
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]].<ref name="RefCamp">{{cite web|title=Gerald Austin |url=http://www.footballofficialscamp.com/staffbios/austin_gerald.htm |publisher=Football Officials Camps |access-date=September 3, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070620170530/http://www.footballofficialscamp.com/staffbios/austin_gerald.htm |archive-date=June 20, 2007 }}</ref> He is also a retired public school administrator for thirty years.<ref name="NCHOF">{{cite web|title=Gerald Austin |url=http://www.ncshof.org/inductees_detail.php?i_recid=265 |publisher=North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame |access-date=September 3, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927170936/http://www.ncshof.org/inductees_detail.php?i_recid=265 |archive-date=September 27, 2007 }}</ref> Outside of officiating in the NFL, he is the coordinator of football officials for [[Conference USA]].<ref name="NCHOF" /> He resides in [[Summerfield, North Carolina]] and has six children.<ref name=GN&R />


== Officiating career ==
== Officiating career ==
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=== National Football League ===
=== National Football League ===
Austin began working in the NFL as a side judge where he officiated [[Super Bowl XXIV]] in 1990 before being promoted to the referee position beginning with the [[1990 NFL season]] upon the death of referee [[Dick Jorgensen]], who, coincindentally, was the referee in Super Bowl XXIV. Austin worked his first Super Bowl as a referee in 1997 at [[Super Bowl XXXI]] and his second appearance was at [[Super Bowl XXXV]] in 2001.<ref name="Motion" /> He served as an alternate referee in 1995 at [[Super Bowl XXIX]]<ref name="SBXXIX">{{cite web | title=Super Bowl XXIX Boxscore | url=http://www.abbaroo.com/49ers/1994/super.html | accessdate=2007-09-03}}</ref> and in 1999 at [[Super Bowl XXXIII]].<ref name="SBXXXIII">{{cite news | title=Kukar Named Game's Referee | url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9902E3DC1F39F93AA15752C0A96F958260 | publisher=''[[The New York Times]]'' | date=1999-01-29 | accessdate=2007-09-03}}</ref>
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.<ref name="Motion" /> He served as an alternate referee in 1995 at [[Super Bowl XXIX]]<ref name="SBXXIX">{{cite web | title=Super Bowl XXIX Boxscore | url=http://www.abbaroo.com/49ers/1994/super.html | access-date=September 3, 2007}}</ref> and in 1999 at [[Super Bowl XXXIII]].<ref name="SBXXXIII">{{Cite news |date=January 29, 1999 |title=Kukar Named Game's Referee |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9902E3DC1F39F93AA15752C0A96F958260 |access-date=September 3, 2007 |work=[[The New York Times]]|via=Bloomberg News}}</ref>


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.<ref name="NCHOF" />
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.<ref name="NCHOF" />


==Post-Officiating career==
==Post-officiating career==
Since retiring, Austin has contributed to ESPN broadcasts regarding the performance of replacement officials.<ref>{{cite web|title=Summerfield's Gerald Austin to join ESPN's Monday Night Football|url=http://www.news-record.com/blog/56101/entry/152000|work=News-Record.com: Greensboro & the Triad's most trusted source for local news and analysis|accessdate=25 September 2012}}</ref>
Since retiring, Austin has contributed to ESPN broadcasts regarding the performance of officials.<ref>{{cite web|title=Summerfield's Gerald Austin to join ESPN's Monday Night Football |url=http://www.news-record.com/blog/56101/entry/152000 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120908135303/http://www.news-record.com/blog/56101/entry/152000 |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 8, 2012 |work=News-Record.com: Greensboro & the Triad's most trusted source for local news and analysis |access-date=September 25, 2012 }}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 02:55, 20 June 2024

For other people named Gerry Austin, see Gerry Austin (disambiguation).

Gerry Austin
Born
Gerald Austin

(1941-12-04) December 4, 1941 (age 82)
Asheville, North Carolina, U.S.
Occupation(s)NFL official (1982–2007)
Supervisor of Officials, C-USA
SpouseMarried[1]
Children6[1]

Gerald Austin (born December 4, 1941)[1] is a former American football official, who worked in the National Football League (NFL) from the 1982 season through the 2007 season.[2] He wore uniform number 34, which is now worn by Clete Blakeman. Austin has officiated in three Super Bowls, one as a side judge and two as a referee.[2] He was also notable being the referee in the 1993 AFC Wild Card playoff game between the Houston Oilers and Buffalo Bills, which would later become known in NFL lore as "The Comeback" for being the greatest comeback by a team in league history. Austin's 2007 NFL officiating crew consisted of Ruben Fowler, Ed Camp, Carl Johnson, Scott Edwards, Alberto Riveron and Bob Lawing.[3]

Personal

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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

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Early years

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Before joining the NFL, Austin served nine years as a basketball and football official in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[5] He was assigned to officiate in the 1978 Liberty Bowl and the 1977 Orange Bowl.

National Football League

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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

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Since retiring, Austin has contributed to ESPN broadcasts regarding the performance of officials.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "NFL ref. still enjoying role of a little boy". Greensboro News & Record. May 20, 2007. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved June 4, 2007.
  2. ^ a b c Hass, Bill (February 19, 2001). "MAN IN MOTION: REFEREE MAKES SUPER CALLS". Greensboro News & Record. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved September 3, 2007.
  3. ^ "National Football League Game Summary: Miami Dolphins At New Orleans Saints" (PDF). National Football League. August 30, 2007. Retrieved September 3, 2007.
  4. ^ "Gerald Austin". Football Officials Camps. Archived from the original on June 20, 2007. Retrieved September 3, 2007.
  5. ^ a b c d "Gerald Austin". North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved September 3, 2007.
  6. ^ "Super Bowl XXIX Boxscore". Retrieved September 3, 2007.
  7. ^ "Kukar Named Game's Referee". The New York Times. January 29, 1999. Retrieved September 3, 2007 – via Bloomberg News.
  8. ^ "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.
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