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Longtime NFL referee Bill Leavy dead at 76: report

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Longtime NFL referee Bill Leavy, who spent 20 seasons officiating, has reportedly died at age 76, according to Football Zebras. 

Leavy was a two-time Super Bowl official, working as a back judge for the 2000 game and heading the officiating crew for the 2006 Super Bowl. 

"Bill was one of the great men in our profession and was liked by everyone and respected by every coach. He will be sorely missed," former NFL umpire Steve Wilson told Football Zebras.

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Referee Bill Leavy makes a call during the Buffalo Bills' game against the New York Jets at Ralph Wilson Stadium Nov. 17, 2013, in Orchard Park, N.Y. (Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images)

Leavy’s career in officiating began in the Big West Conference in college football in 1984. He spent 11 seasons working that conference and was selected to officiate four bowl games. 

When the 1995 NFL season rolled around, Leavy got a call from Jerry Seeman, the NFL supervisor of officials, who told Leavy he was one of 12 finalists to join the ranks for the new year. Leavy started as a field judge in the NFL and never looked back. 

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Field judges were changed to back judges in 1998, and Leavy spent seven seasons in that position as an NFL official. Leavy was promoted to referee during the 2001 season. 

During that season, the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center left a mark on the entire country, and sports quickly became a way for some to cope with the tragedy. Leavy was chosen to officiate the game between the San Francisco 49ers and the St. Louis Rams

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