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Gerald Austin

Note: Gerald Austin retired following the 2007 season, but will remain the officiating coordinator for Conference USA.

Dr. Gerald Austin, sometimes referred to as Gerry Austin, is an American football official in the National Football League (NFL) since 1982. Austin has officiated in three Super Bowls, two as a referee and one as a side judge. He wears the uniform number 34.

Austin is graduate of Western Carolina University and has a doctorate in Educational Administration and Social Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Before joining the NFL, Austin served nine years as a basketball and football official in the Atlantic Coast Conference. He was assigned to officiate in the 1978 Liberty Bowl and the 1977 Orange Bowl.

Austin began working in the NFL as a side judge where he officiated Super Bowl XXIV in 1990 before being promoted to the referee position beginning with the 1990 NFL season upon the death of referee Dick Jorgensen, who, ironically, was the referee in Super Bowl XXIV. Austin worked his first Super Bowl as a referee in 1997 at Super Bowl XXXI and his second appearance was at Super Bowl XXXV in 2001. He served as an alternate referee in 1995 at Super Bowl XXIX. He most recently was selected to referee the 2006 Pro Bowl. Austin is the 2005 recipient of the Art McNally Award.

Outside of the NFL, Austin is a retired public school administrator and coordinator of football officials for Conference USA. He resides in Greensboro, North Carolina and has four children and eight grand-children.

Comments

  1. Lex says

    December 7, 2009 at 1:56 pm

    I’d like to conduct an interview with Mr. Austin.
    Could I please get contact information?

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  2. Janna85 says

    September 27, 2010 at 6:13 pm

    I was listening to or watching a college football Game Saturday and heard the name Matt Austin. I take this is Gerald Austin’s boy?

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  3. Toby Rackley says

    September 27, 2010 at 7:42 pm

    Dr. Austin,

    I am a High School and Junior College official. I would like to ask you a question about an upcoming SMU football game. Is it possible for me to contact you via e-mail? I am also very interested in attending your clinic. I understand you are very busy and I have no intention of taking up much of your time. Thank you in advance for any response regarding this matter.
    Toby

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  4. Janna85 says

    October 9, 2010 at 2:14 pm

    Mr.Austin I would appreciate having your autogrpah to add to my collection. May I please have your autogrpah?
    Janna

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  5. Get More Info says

    October 24, 2013 at 11:18 pm

    You have got wonderful stuff at this point.

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  6. BW says

    January 31, 2014 at 12:04 pm

    Dr. Austin…thanks for ruining officiating!!!! I’m surprised you don’t have a certain female official, whose family has ownership in the Steelers working the Super Bowl!!!!

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  7. Cindy Snyder says

    April 20, 2014 at 7:13 am

    Dr. Austin- Is there an off chance your father’s name was Frank Austin?

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    August 9, 2014 at 12:59 am

    Good day! I could have sworn I’ve visited this website before but after browsing through some of the articles I realized it’s new to me.
    Nonetheless, I’m certainly pleased I came across it and I’ll be book-marking it and checking back frequently!

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