Art McNally Award

The Art McNally Award is an annual award created in 2002 by the then National Football League (NFL) Commissioner, Paul Tagliabue, and given to an NFL game official who exhibits exemplary professionalism, leadership, and commitment to sportsmanship, on and off the field. This award is presented at the Pro Bowl.

The award is named after Art McNally, an NFL game official from 1959 to 1967 and Supervisor of Officials from 1968 to 1990. Since 1996, he has served as an assistant supervisor of officials in the NFL during the season. Tagliabue said of McNally, "Art McNally truly represented the qualities that are inscribed on the award. His dedication to the game and his professionalism and class on and off the field set the standard." [1]

Award winners

Awards are formally presented the day of the Pro Bowl game.[2]

YearOfficialPosition
2002Bob McElwee [3]Referee
2003Ben Montgomery [4]Line Judge
2004Tom FinckenSide Judge
2005Gerald Austin [5]Referee
2006Larry NemmersReferee
2007Bill LovettField Judge
2008Bill CarolloReferee
2009Bill SchmitzBack Judge
2010Bob LawingBack Judge
2011Ronnie BaynesLine Judge
2012Dick CreedSide Judge/Field Judge
2013Al JuryField Judge
2014Pete Morelli [6]Referee
2015Red CashionReferee
2016Jerry MarkbreitReferee
2017Jim Tunney [7]Referee
2018Ron BotchanUmpire
2019Bill LeavyReferee

See also
  • List of NFL officials

References
  1. "News - Around the NFL - NFL.com". NFL.com. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  2. Austro, Ben (January 26, 2014). "Al Jury presented with Art McNally Award". Football Zebras. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
  3. "News - Around the NFL - NFL.com". NFL.com. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  4. "News - Around the NFL - NFL.com". NFL.com. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  5. Archived June 20, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  6. "Pete Morelli to receive Art McNally Award". FootballZebras.com. 2015-01-24. Retrieved 2015-01-24.
  7. http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Jim-Tunney-wins-prestigious-McNally-Award.html?soid=1101844816595&aid=4xCEES7p1h4
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