Gene Steratore | |
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| Born | Eugene Joseph Steratore February 8, 1963 Uniontown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Education | Kent State University |
| Occupation(s) | Rules analyst for CBS Sports and CBS/Turner NCAA March Madness NFL official (2003–2018) NCAA basketball official (1995–2018) |
Eugene Joseph Steratore (/ˈstɛrəˌtɔːr/; born February 8, 1963)[1] is a former American football official in the National Football League (NFL) from 2003 until his retirement from the NFL in June 2018.[2] He also worked as a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's basketball referee from 1997 to 2018.[3] Since the fall of 2018, Steratore has served as a rules analyst for CBS Sports, including the NFL, college football, college basketball, and March Madness.[4]
Steratore entered the league as a field judge and was promoted to referee at the start of the 2006 season, one of two new referees (Jerome Boger being the other) for that season, following the retirements of Bernie Kukar and Tom White. He wore uniform number 114. Steratore was chosen to be the alternate referee of Super Bowl XLIV, which was held in Miami on February 7, 2010, and was chosen to be the referee for Super Bowl LII, played on February 4, 2018, which would be his last game officiating.
Steratore was one of two active NFL referees (Bill Vinovich being the other) who also officiated NCAA Division I men's basketball games.[3]
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- ^ "Referee Gene Steratore Retiring From The NFL". WBZ-TV. June 22, 2018. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
- ^ a b Borden, Sam (March 13, 2012). "For Two-Way Referee, It's N.F.L. One Day, College Basketball the Next". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
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