John McDonough (American football referee)

John T McDonough (August 15, 1916 – July 10, 1978)[1] was an American football referee. After graduating from Stanford University in 1940,[2] he served as an assistant superintendent of Orange County, CA Schools. McDonough wore number 11 for all 10 years of the AFL's existence, through the NFL merger, retiring in 1974. His 240 game assignments included Super Bowl IV, in which he performed the coin toss,[3] and the 1971 AFC divisional playoff game between the Dolphins and Chiefs, which is the longest game in NFL history.[4]

John McDonough
Born
John McDonough

(1916-08-15)August 15, 1916
DiedJuly 10, 1978(1978-07-10) (aged 61)
Santa Ana, California, U.S.
EducationStanford (1940)
Occupation(s)American football referee (AFL, NFL 1960-1974), Administrator (WFL 1974-75)
SpouseBeth Lamb (1942-his death)
Children2 (Deveda: 1944-2018, Joel)

After retiring from the field, McDonough served as the head of officials for both years of the World Football League.

McDonough wrote a book about his experiences. Don't Hit Him, He's Dead was published in 1978.[5]

McDonough died of cancer on July 10, 1978.[6][7][8]


References
  1. "John Mcdonough". BilionGraves. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  2. Oates, Bob (1978-07-12). "McDonough Funeral Rites Set". Los Angeles Times. Thousand Oaks, CA. p. 4, Section 3. Archived from the original on 2022-01-29. Retrieved 2022-01-30.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. "Super Bowl Officials". NFL Referees Association. December 29, 2019. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  4. Schultz, Mark (December 29, 2019). "NFL100: When John McDonough called The Longest Game on Christmas Day". Football Zebras. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  5. McDonough, John; Owens, Paul T. (1978). Don't Hit Him, He's Dead. Millbrae, California, USA: Celestial Arts. ISBN 9780890872192.
  6. Written at Santa Ana, CA. "obituary for John McDonough". The Daily News. Huntington, PA. UPI. July 13, 1978. p. 4. Archived from the original on January 27, 2022. Retrieved January 27, 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. "Beth McDonough obituary". Orange County Register. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
  8. "Deveda Littauer obituary". legacy.com. Mercury News. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
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