Former NFL referee Jim Tunney sits in front of a portrait of himself in his Pebble Beach, Calif., home. Tunney officiated three Super Bowls and many historic games. (Sam Farmer / Los Angeles Times) ...

Jim Tunney, the legendary NFL official known as the dean of referees, died Thursday at 95. A cause of death was not announced. NBC rules analyst and former NFL official Terry McAulay called Tunney “an ...

The dean of NFL referees has died. Jim Tunney, who worked some of the most memorable games in NFL history over the course of his 31-year career, died Thursday at his home in Pebble Beach. He was 95.

Jim Tunney, who spent three decades as an NFL official, has died at the age of 95. Tunney was the referee for Super Bowl VI, Super Bowl XI and Super Bowl XII, and worked legendary games including the ...

The football community is mourning the death of former NFL referee Jim Tunney. Tunney, who worked three Super Bowls and was known as “the dean of referees,” passed away peacefully at his home in ...

It’s the aim of NFL officials to essentially go unnoticed. When a game is over, they want fans and pundits to be talking about the action on the field, not the people in stripes and whistles. Jim ...

PEBBLE BEACH – The first time Herm Edwards met Jim Tunney was during his rookie season in the National Football League. While Edwards, a defensive back for the Philadelphia Eagles who attended high ...

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Jim Tunney has seen both ends of the spectrum. He was the NFL’s youngest game official when he was hired as a 30-year-old field judge in 1960, and now is the oldest living retired referee, three weeks ...

Jim Tunney, a longtime educator and NFL referee, died peacefully at his Pebble Beach home Thursday night according to his son-in-law. Tunney was also a longtime sports columnist for the Monterey ...