Definition of back judge
: a football official whose duties include keeping the game's official time and identifying eligible pass receivers
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His son, Shawn Hochuli, was promoted from back judge to replace him. 2.
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And there was the highlight of my afternoon as a back judge.
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The other members of the Super Bowl officiating team will be umpire Roy Ellison, down judge Jerry Bergman, line judge Byron Boston, field judge Tom Hill and back judge Perry Paganelli.
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The other officials for the game will be umpire Roy Ellison, down judge Jerry Bergman, line judge Byron Boston, field judge Tom Hill, side judge Scott Edwards and back judge Perry Pagnelli.
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The back judge is responsible for the play clock, as well as counting the defensive players, so Russell’s mental routine before a play begins goes something like this: Down.
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They will be replaced former side judge Alex Kemp and Hochuli’s son Shawn, a former back judge.
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Last week, Hochuli worked as a back judge for the Eagles-Falcons playoff game.
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The side judge counts the defensive players for each snap, determines the eligibility of receivers on his side of the field and concentrates his vision the area between the umpire and back judge during each play.
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First Known Use of back judge
1947
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