“Referees of football and basketball games today are being accused of worse blunders than ever before.” —Sports Illustrated, March 26, 1962
“It is hard to remember a season that produced such a rampant display of human fallibility as has been revealed—on television, always on television—by the officiating crews of the NFL.” —Sports Illustrated, Oct. 9, 1978
“Pro football has been victimized by incompetence this year.” —Los Angeles Times, Nov. 6, 1996
“Criticism of NFL officials has seldom been as vociferous as it has been this season.