Tom Sifferman | |
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| Born | (1943-09-27)September 27, 1943 (age 81) Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
Tom Sifferman (born September 27, 1943) is anAmerican football official in theNational Football League (NFL) from the1986 NFL season to the2008 NFL season. Sifferman is notable for being the only official in NFL history assigned to three consecutiveSuper Bowls, which includeSuper Bowl XXXVII in 2003,Super Bowl XXXVIII in 2004, andSuper Bowl XXXIX in 2005. He served as a field judge and wore uniform number 118. Sifferman is now a Replay Official, a duty he performed atSuper Bowl LI.
Sifferman is a native ofSeattle, Washington and is a 1961 graduate ofSeattle Preparatory School. He is a retired manufacturer representative for asteel andaluminum products company. Sifferman resides inBend, Oregon.
Sifferman was the field judge during a1988 NFL season game on December 31 between thePhiladelphia Eagles andChicago Bears atSoldier Field played under heavyfog. This game would become known in NFL lore as the "Fog Bowl".[1]
During the2006 NFL season, Sifferman was a field judge on the officiating crew headed by refereeEd Hochuli.
Sifferman goes by the nickname "Jungle Boy" as replay official, a nickname discovered when Hochuli accidentally turned on his microphone to the crowd during a game. He received the nickname for touring a jungle on a trip to Hawaii.[2]
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