Referee question....

[kaorder1999]

Im watching the NFL Network and watching an old Super Bowl and the Ref has a black hat on and all the rest of them have white hats. When did that change? When did the refs start wearing the white hat?

[kaorder1999]

nobody?

[Ranger Mom]

Originally posted by kaorder1999
nobody?

Alright, I will astound you with my research.....here goes:

For several decades, every NFL official wore white hats. In 1979, NFL referees started to wear black hats with white stripes, while every other NFL official continued to wear white ones. Finally, in 1988, the NFL switched to the high-school and college football style: the referee wears a white hat (which now includes the NFL logo, first added for Super Bowl XXXIX), and the other officials wear black hats with white stripes.

Click here to read more (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Official_(American_football))

[kaorder1999]

nice...i was too lazy to research