Daily News | Hall of Fame NFL official Art McNally dies at 97
Philadelphia-born Art McNally, the first NFL referee elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, died Sunday at 97 of natural causes at a hospital in Newtown near his longtime home in Yardley, his son Tom McNally said Monday.
Mr. McNally headed a department that coordinated and directed a staff of 112 game officials. He developed standards for the scouting, screening, hiring and grading of the crews that work each NFL game, according to a release by the Hall of Fame. He is credited with bringing technology to NFL officiating, using video and practice techniques that NFL teams implemented with players.Philly’s Art McNally was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The referee tells stories about the enshrined.
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