Last Call : Memoirs of an NFL Referee

by Markbreit, Jerry

• ISBN13: 9781583820308
• ISBN10: 1583820302
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-12-01
• Publisher: Sports Pub

Summary

Drawing on his more than thirty years of experience (including a record four Super Bowls) as the NFL's top referee, Jerry Markbreit describes the hard-hitting, fast-paced NFL action from a perspective few others can match. Filled with humorous anecdotes as well as his opinions on controversial subjects and players and coaches, this book is the first comprehensive look at pro football officiating from the official's point of view -- and Markbreit's homage to the sport he has helped define.

Author Biography

Jerry Markbreit officiated football games at virtually every level of competition from intramural to the NFL in a career that spanned five decades Alan Steinberg is a New York Times best-selling author and novelist. In sports journalism, he is known for his intimate portraits of superstars

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	4	(2)
Foreword	6	(3)
Preface	9	(3)
PART ONE: HOW GOOD CAN YOU BE?
Introduction	12	(5)
``Take the Risk And Don't Give Up''	17	(7)
Live To Tell About It	24	(7)
``The Greenhorn Show''	31	(7)
``Officialism''	38	(17)
The Promised Land	55	(35)
The NFL: A Thousand Times More Intense	90	(21)
PART TWO: JERRY MARKBREIT, NFL REFEREE
Introduction	111	(1)
Bobbie and Jerry	112	(9)
What I Did And How I Did It	121	(28)
Regimented Independence	149	(16)
A Mature Man's Profession	165	(22)
The Violent Environment	187	(15)
Knowing Your Head From Your Tail	202	(9)
To Replay or Not to Replay Is That The Question?	211	(7)
Last Call	218	(12)
Epilogue	230	(3)
Glossary	233