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To officials that work today at all levels, thanks for giving your time
The NFL has had 239 Thanksgiving Day games
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Thanksgiving and football was already an American tradition when the NFL had a Thanksgiving sextupleheader in its inaugural season in 1920. As the the NFL kicks off its 239th Thanksgiving game tonight, we salute the people who make the game a game and not just a scrimmage: the officials. We salute all who give some of their time to the tradition from the pros down to the local rivalry games.
Here is a list of officials that worked at least 5 NFL Thanksgiving Day games, including those assigned today, marked with a turkey leg.
| Official | S₁ | Sₓ | R | U | LOS | Deep | Replay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobbie Cahn | 1923 | 1942 | 14 | 14 | ||||
| Jack Reardon | 1925 | 1936 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 12 | ||
| Joe Connell | 1952 | 1978 | 9 | 9 | ||||
| Tom Kelleher | 1960 | 1987 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Derick Bowers 🍗 | 2003 | 8 | 8 | |||||
| Mark Baltz | 1989 | 2013 | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Don Carlsen | 1989 | 2012 | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Ray Dodez | 1968 | 1985 | 6 | 1 | 7 | |||
| Dick Dolack | 1966 | 1990 | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Fritz Graf | 1960 | 1983 | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Tom Hensley | 1967 | 1987 | 4 | 3 | 7 | |||
| Perry Paganelli | 1998 | 2022 | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Jim Quirk (II) | 2010 | 3 | 4 | 7 | ||||
| Burl Toler | 1965 | 1989 | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Boris Cheek 🍗 | 1996 | 7 | 7 | |||||
| Bill Downes | 1941 | 1965 | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Jim Durfee | 1921 | 1937 | 5 | 1 | 6 | |||
| Chuck Heberling | 1965 | 1986 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Gerry Austin | 1982 | 2007 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||
| Larry Nemmers | 1985 | 2007 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| Fred Swearingen | 1960 | 1980 | 1 | 5 | 6 | |||
| Charlie Berry | 1940 | 1961 | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Al Conway | 1969 | 1996 | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Pat Mallette | 1969 | 1994 | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Mark Perlman | 2000 | 2023 | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Gordon Wells | 1972 | 1993 | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Dick Creed | 1978 | 1998 | 4 | 2 | 6 | |||
| Earnie Frantz | 1981 | 2001 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||
| Dino Paganelli | 2006 | 5 | 5 | |||||
| Tommy Bell | 1962 | 1976 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Tommy Hughitt | 1925 | 1949 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Jim Tunney | 1960 | 1990 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Gene Barth | 1971 | 1990 | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||
| Mike Carey | 1990 | 2013 | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||
| Fred Silva | 1967 | 1988 | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||
| Dick Jorgensen | 1969 | 1989 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||
| Fred Wyant | 1966 | 1992 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||
| Dave Anderson | 1984 | 2002 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Ed Camp | 2000 | 2021 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Gary Cavaletto | 2003 | 2021 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Ed Coukart | 1989 | 2005 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Roy Ellison | 2003 | 5 | 5 | |||||
| Ruben Fowler | 2006 | 2020 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Pat Harder | 1966 | 1982 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Jack Johnson | 1976 | 1990 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Jim Kearney | 1978 | 1993 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Jeff Lamberth | 2002 | 2022 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Ron Marinucci | 1997 | 2017 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Tony Michalek | 2002 | 5 | 5 | |||||
| Charley Musser | 1965 | 1984 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Lou Palazzi | 1952 | 1981 | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||
| Walt Peters | 1968 | 1985 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Wilfred Smith | 1929 | 1938 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||
| Tom Stabile | 1995 | 2014 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Chuck Sweeney | 1941 | 1964 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Dan Tehan | 1933 | 1964 | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||
| Armen Terzian | 1961 | 1981 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Paul Trepinski | 1963 | 1978 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Tony Veteri (II) | 1992 | 2016 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Hendi Ancich | 1982 | 1998 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||
| Bob McGrath | 1993 | 2001 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||
| Kent Payne 🍗 | 2004 | 5 | 5 | |||||
| Greg Bradley 🍗 | 2009 | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||
| Terrence Miles 🍗 | 2009 | 5 | 5 | |||||
| Official | S₁ | Sₓ | R | U | LOS | Deep | Replay | Total |
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