Larry Nemmers
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Larry Nemmers is an American football official in the National Football League (NFL) since the 1985 NFL season. Nemmers began his officiating in the NFL as a side judge and was promoted to referee for the start of the 1991 NFL season. Nemmers wears the uniform number 20.
Nemmers, the eldest of nine children, is a native of Waterloo, Iowa and a 1960 graduate of Columbus High School in Waterloo. He later attended Upper Iowa University in Fayette, Iowa, graduating in 1965 with a bachelor's degree in biology. Nemmers also has master's degrees in physics and chemistry, which he received at East Texas State University in Commerce, Texas and in educational administration from Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Illinois.
Nemmers' career in education began in 1965 and retired in 1994. During his time as an educator, he served as a teacher, textbook publisher, assistant principal, and principal. Since his retirement from education, Nemmers has traveled across the country as a motivational speaker.
As an educator, Nemmers also began his career in officiating. He officiated both high school football and basketball for 18 years and was selected to officiate in four state final championships. Nemmers also served as the Illinois High School rules interpreter for 15 years.
Nemmers moved up to college officiating in 1975 and worked in the Big Ten Conference for nine years, working both football and basketball games. During his college football officiating career, Nemmers officiated in the 1984 Rose Bowl.
Nemmers was selected to join the NFL in 1985 and was assigned Super Bowl XXV in 1991 as a side judge and was an alternate (standby) referee for Super Bowl XXXV in 2001.
He and his wife, Sherry, reside in Springfield, Missouri. He has three sons, Shane, Lance, and Brett, from a previous marriage as well as three grandchildren.
Nemmers' 2006 NFL officiating crew consists of Undrey Wash, Mark Baltz, Mike Spanier, Mike Weir, Carl Cheffers, and Dino Paganelli
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[edit] Awards and accomplishments
- Columbus High School Hall of Fame, 1980
- Illinois Basketball Hall of Fame
- Upper Iowa University Athletic Hall of Fame, 1993
- Elgin Sports Hall of Fame, 1994
- Missouri Sports Hall of Fame, 2001
[edit] Trivia
- Nemmers was the referee in the game that saw Dallas Cowboys running back Emmitt Smith accumulate 1,000 yards rushing in 11 consecutive seasons, breaking a record shared with Detroit Lions running back Barry Sanders on January 6, 2002 [1].
- Was the referee in the game that saw New York Giants punter Jeff Feagles set the NFL record for consecutive games with 283, breaking Minnesota Vikings defensive end Jim Marshall on November 27, 2005 [2].
[edit] References
- ^ Lions win Silverdome swansong. NFL.com (2002-01-06). Retrieved on 2006-08-12.
- ^ Feagles surpasses Marshall with 283rd straight game. USA Today (2005-11-27). Retrieved on 2006-08-12.
[edit] External links
- Larry Nemmers Missouri Sports Hall of Fame. (Accessed August 12, 2006).
