Episode 45 - Jim Tunney Seb Talks Sports

15-time Pro Football Hall of Fame nominee and 31-year NFL official — who received a record 29 post-season assignments, including ten Championship games and Super Bowls VI, XI and XII as well as refereeing some of the most memorable games in NFL history such as “The Kick,” “The Catch,” and “The Fumble” — the “Dean of NFL referees” himself, Jim Tunney joins me on Seb Talks Sports! Jim describes a week in the life of an NFL official, making his on-field debut on 23rd October, 1960 and dealing with Hall of Fame head coach George Halas on the day, becoming the youngest Super Bowl referee in NFL history at just 42 when officiating Super Bowl VI between the Dallas Cowboys and Miami Dolphins, the inevitability of making mistakes as an NFL official and the introduction of the instant replay system, joking with Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana just after he threw “The Catch” to Dwight Clark in the 1981 NFC Championship Game, and much more!



You can check out Jim’s website online (www.jimtunney.com) and send him an email on jim@jimtunney.com.



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