Mike Carey, First Black Super Bowl Referee, To Lead Game XLII Officiating Crew
Athens, GA (Feb 2, 2008) - The following are the officials assigned to Super Bowl XLII, as announced by the National Football League (NFL) on January 30, 2008.
Name | Position | Number | Years Exp. | Playoff Game Experience |
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Carey, who is concluding his 18th season as an NFL game official, will become the first black referee in a Super Bowl game. The Santa Clara University alum has officiated in 14 playoff games -- two NFL championships, four divisional playoffs and eight wild card games. Carey was the referee when the Giants and Patriots met last December 29 at Giants Stadium in the teams’ regular-season finale, a 38-35 New England victory. Additional Bio Information from football-refs.com Michael "Mike" Carey is an American football official in the National Football League (NFL) since the 1990 NFL season. He began officiating football in 1972 working Pop Warner football games in the San Diego, California area. Later in 1985, he joined the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). Carey was hired by the NFL in 1990 as a side judge before being promoted to referee for the start of the 1995 NFL season. He was the second African-American official to become a referee after Johnny Grier in 1988. Mike served as an alternate referee for Super Bowl XXXVI in 2002. Of all the active referees in the NFL, Carey has ejected the most players. On the field, he wears the uniform number 94. | ||||
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Name | Position | Number | Years Exp. | Playoff Game Experience |
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