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Fading Aaron Rodgers Is Still 'Our Quarterback' Hamer's career in the NFL spanned several decades, beginning in 1978 as a head linesman.
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
Coover will return as a head linesman on Matt Starr’s crew, a group that includes veterans Art Warren and Don Clay along with Toby Wilson, who is considered one of the best young officials.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2022
Wayne Mackie, a former head linesman who is now the league’s vice president of officiating, training and development, agreed that being a field judge takes a toll, and not just physically.
—New York Times, 11 Mar. 2022
On fourth and 2 from the 2, the Ole Miss quarterback faked the handoff, and the head linesman - Gus Morris - came running down the goal line to mark the spot.
—Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 20 Dec. 2020
The head linesman takes the short receiver or the receiver to the flat.
—Peter King, SI.com, 5 Dec. 2013
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
Coover will return as a head linesman on Matt Starr’s crew, a group that includes veterans Art Warren and Don Clay along with Toby Wilson, who is considered one of the best young officials.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2022
Wayne Mackie, a former head linesman who is now the league’s vice president of officiating, training and development, agreed that being a field judge takes a toll, and not just physically.
—New York Times, 11 Mar. 2022
On fourth and 2 from the 2, the Ole Miss quarterback faked the handoff, and the head linesman - Gus Morris - came running down the goal line to mark the spot.
—Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 20 Dec. 2020
The head linesman takes the short receiver or the receiver to the flat.
—Peter King, SI.com, 5 Dec. 2013
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“Head linesman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/head%20linesman. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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