Ed Hochuli receives the 2024 Art McNally Award

Ed Hochuli, former NFL back judge and referee has been presented with the 2024 Art McNally Award. He is the award’s 23rd recipient. The Art McNally Award is named after the former head of officiating from 1968 to 1990 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2022 inductee. The award recognizes an official for exemplary professionalism, leadership and commitment to sportsmanship on and off the field.  The NFL began this award in 2002.

Hochuli was first announced as the award recipient during the officials’ preseason clinic.

Hochuli, an official in the NFL from 1990-2017 and father of current NFL referee Shawn Hochuli, wore the number 85 during his NFL career, which started after working as a college official in the Big Sky and Pac-10 conferences.

In his 28-year career, Hochuli worked an amazing 420 regular season games and 27 playoff games, just one game short of tying the all-time record of playoff game assignments. He worked 11 wild card games, 5 divisional playoff games, 9 conference championship games, and Super Bowls XXXII and XXXVIII.

Hochuli’s final game was the 2017 NFC Conference Championship game between the Minnesota Vikings and Philadelphia Eagles.

Congratulations to Ed Hochuli on this well deserved honor.

				Yrs
2024	R	85	Ed Hochuli	28
2023	HL	106	Wayne Mackie*	10
2022	LJ	18	Byron Boston	25
2021	SJ	16	Dave Wyant	23
2020	HL	111	Earnie Frantz	21
2019	R	127	Bill Leavy	20
2018	U	110	Ron Botchan	22
2017	R	32	Jim Tunney	31
2016	R	9	Jerry Markbreit	23
2015	R	43	Red Cashion	25
2014	R	135	Pete Morelli	22
2013	FJ	106	Al Jury	28
2012	SJ-FJ	61	Dick Creed	21
2011	LJ	56	Ronnie Baynes	14
2010	BJ	17	Bob Lawing*	13
2009	BJ	122	Bill Schmitz	21
2008	R	63	Bill Carollo	20
2007	FJ	98	Bill Lovett	18
2006	R	20	Larry Nemmers	23
2005	R	34	Gerry Austin	26
2004	SJ	47	Tom Fincken	24
2003	LJ	117	Ben Montgomery	22
2002	R	95	Bob McElwee	27

*awarded posthumously