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Ron was the alternate referee for ]. He is also featured in the NFL 100 year anniversary video that aired during the same Super Bowl. Ron was the alternate referee for ]. He is also featured in the NFL 100 year anniversary video that aired during the same Super Bowl.


On January 25th, 2022, the NFL named him as the referee for ].<ref>https://twitter.com/AndrewSiciliano/status/1486039924289593348</ref> On January 25th, 2022, the NFL named him as the referee for ].<ref>https://twitter.com/AndrewSiciliano/status/1486039924289593348</ref><ref>https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/01/25/ron-torbert-named-super-bowl-lvi-referee/</ref>


Outside of his NFL officiating duties, Torbert is an attorney, as is fellow referee ]. Outside of his NFL officiating duties, Torbert is an attorney, as is fellow referee ].

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American football official

Ronald Torbert
Ronald Torbert (January 2021)
Nationality United States
OccupationNFL official (2010–present)

Ronald Torbert is an American football official in the National Football League (NFL) since the 2010 NFL season. He wears uniform number 62, worn previously by line judge Chuck Stewart, side judge DuWayne Gandy and umpire Gerry Hart.

A graduate of Michigan State University and Harvard Law School, Torbert began his NFL officiating career in 2010 as a side judge, then became a referee for the 2014 NFL season after Scott Green and Ron Winter announced their retirements. Torbert is one of only seven African-American referees in NFL history, after Johnny Grier, Mike Carey, Jerome Boger and Don Carey, and preceding Shawn Smith and Adrian Hill.

Ron was the alternate referee for Super Bowl LIII. He is also featured in the NFL 100 year anniversary video that aired during the same Super Bowl.

On January 25th, 2022, the NFL named him as the referee for Super Bowl LVI.

Outside of his NFL officiating duties, Torbert is an attorney, as is fellow referee Clete Blakeman.

2021 Crew:

  • R: Ron Torbert
  • U: Mark Pellis
  • DJ: Kevin Codey
  • LJ: Mark Steinkerchner
  • FJ: Ryan Dickson
  • SJ: Keith Washington
  • BJ: Tony Josselyn
  • RO: Saleem Choudhry
  • RA: Meddie Kalegi

References

  1. 2014 NFL Record & Fact Book
  2. https://www.crainsdetroit.com/people/how-barton-malow-executive-balances-work-2nd-life-nfl-referee
  3. https://twitter.com/AndrewSiciliano/status/1486039924289593348
  4. https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/01/25/ron-torbert-named-super-bowl-lvi-referee/
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