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 Rogers Redding Rogers Redding officiated football for more than three decades. Following a long career working high school football in Texas, he officiated in the Southwest Conference from 1988 through 1993 and was a referee in the Southeastern Conference during 1994-2003. Redding received several post-season assignments, including: referee in the 1998 Holiday Bowl (Nebraska-Arizona), the 2001 Tangerine Bowl (Pittsburgh-North Carolina State), the 2003 Las Vegas Bowl (New Mexico-UCLA), and the 2004 Gator Bowl (Maryland-West Virginia). He officiated in three national championship games: the 1991 Orange Bowl (Colorado-Notre Dame), the 1993 Sugar Bowl (Alabama-Miami), and the 1998 Rose Bowl (Michigan-Washington State). He also was the referee in the 1999 SEC Championship game (Florida-Alabama). Following his retirement from active officiating in 2004, Redding served as a technical advisor and instant replay official for the Southeastern Conference. Redding has had extensive experience over many years as an instructor for football officials, principally in clinics sponsored by the Texas Association of Sports Officials. Since 1991 he has annually written and published Redding’s Study Guide to the NCAA Football Rules. Holding a Ph. D. degree in physical chemistry, he has served as a physics professor and senior academic administrator at the University of North Texas, Northern Kentucky University, the United States Air Force Academy, and the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. Redding is the Coordinator of Football Officials for the Southeastern Conference. He and his wife Shirley live in Birmingham, Alabama.  Bill Lovett NFL Field Judge Super Bowl XXXV, Director of NFL Officials Training Bill Lovett grew up in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. During his senior year in high school, Bill was Captain of the Football, Basketball and Track teams. In football, Bill led his team to an undefeated season and the South Jersey Group IV Championship. He was selected to the All State Team and was a high school All-American selection. Upon
graduation from high school, Bill entered the University of Maryland and in his senior year he was Captain of the football
team and broke the University’s all time career and one season rushing record. Bill graduated from
Maryland in 1969 with a BS Degree in Business Administration. In 1970, Bill continued his interest in football by becoming a high school official. In 1975, he became a college official. During his 15 years of College Officiating, Bill was selected for numerous Bowl games including the Gator Bowl, Citrus Bowl and the 1990 Orange Bowl that determined the National Champion between Notre Dame and Colorado. In 1990, Bill became an official in the National Football League and traveled around the country officiating professional football games. During the next 18 years he worked 15 play-off games including 4 championship games and a Super Bowl. In 2008 Bill retired as an on field official to become the director of training for the entire officiating staff within the National Football League. Bill is a former member of the Madison Rotary Club. He is an active
supporter of the Gift of Life, a program that provides life-saving heart surgery for children who otherwise could not afford
it. Bill also has been a mentor with Project Community Pride, Heroes and Cool Kids and most recently Roots
and Wings, an organization that works with kids who age out of foster care in Morris County. Bill lives in Madison, New Jersey with his wife Dana and they have five children.  Ray Didinger Didinger co-authored The Eagles Encyclopedia with Robert S. Lyons in (2005). Along with Don Shula, he authored Football America: Celebrating Our National Passion. (1996). He also wrote The Super Bowl: Celebrating a Quarter-Century of America's Greatest Game in 1990 and co-wrote The Ultimate Book of Sports Movies with Philadelphia radio personality Glen Macnow in 2009. Ray Didinger co-hosts (with Glen Macnow) a popular radio show every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on WIP-AM in Philadelphia. The show has Didinger and Macnow discuss all aspects of what is going on in Philadelphia sports at the current time. It is also common to hear the two talk about movies, since both are avid movie fans. Didinger covered the National Football League for The Philadelphia Bulletin, and later The Philadelphia Daily News for a total of 26 years. Didinger is currently a full-time member of csnphilly.com, writing articles and appearing on-air in a variety of roles, most prominently in Eagles Post Game Live. Previously, Didigner was a senior producer with NFL Films. He has won four Emmy Awards for his work as a writer and producer on the weekly series NFL Films Presents and the Turner Network documentary Football America.
Clinicians: Representatives of the 2010 BCS Championship Officiating Crew, including John McDaid, Tod Reese, Jim Smith and Bruce Williams. |