While I could write a novel on all the reasons I love football, I'm sure people would love to just see some interesting random football tidbits instead.
For starters, Ed Hochuli is basically my hero. He is one of the only two refs that I know the name of. When they release the ref schedules for the games I actually get excited when I see him listed for a Pats game.
Why is he my hero? Oh, so many reasons...
- He's really jacked.
- The guy is in better shape than I am and he's over sixty.
- He's one of the best active refs out there, having been selected to ref for two Super Bowl and many playoff games.
- His day job is a lawyer.
- He represents the refs in their union.
- He has the best explanations of any ref I have ever heard, gaining points for clarity, completeness, and unintentional humor.
- The players think he's hilarious.
- Did I mention he's really, really jacked?
- and the list goes on...
But that's enough hero worship. Just check out some of his awesomeness.
"There was no foul on the play... the defender was just overpowered." Check out Belichick's facial expression.
God, this guy is thorough with explanations.
NFL special "I want to be Ed Hochuli":
"He once needed 91 words to explain an illegal motion infraction."
Jared Allen: "Ed's arms are looking better than all of ours!"
Butt slap at 0:47-
Tony Romo wishes he was Hochuli:
Ed Hochuli gives a penalty call in Spanish while refereeing a game in Mexico:
And just so I'm not too focused on Hochuli, here's a great ref call that I won't spoil by typing it out first.
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