John J. Hussey (born c. 1964) is an

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in the

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(NFL), who works as a Referee. He was hired as a Line Judge in the

2002 NFL season The 2002 NFL season was the 83rd regular season of the National Football League. The league went back to an even number of teams with the addition of the Houston Texans; the league has remained static with 32 teams since. The clubs were real ...

. Hussey wears uniform number 35. Hussey officiated Super Bowl XLV in 2011 as the Line Judge and was the alternate Referee in Super Bowls LIV in Miami and LVII in Phoenix. Also, he has officiated four Championship Games: the 2011 NFC Championship Game between the San Francisco 49ers and the New York Giants, the 2013

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between the

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and the

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, all as a Line Judge, the 2020 NFC Championship game between the Green Bay Packers and the San Francisco 49ers and the 2023 NFL Championship game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Philadelphia Eagles as the Referee. Hussey was promoted to the Referee position for the start of the

2015 NFL season The 2015 NFL season was the 96th season in the history of the National Football League (NFL), and the 50th in the Super Bowl era. To celebrate the 50th season of the Super Bowl, a gold-plated NFL logo and other various gold-themed promotions w ...

following the retirement of referee Bill Leavy. His first NFL career game as a Referee was in 2015 was on September 13 in Tampa Bay where he officiated the Tennessee Titans and the

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. Hussey was the referee in the

Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit. The Lions compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) North Division. The team play their home games at Ford ...

' 18–16 surprise victory over the

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at Lambeau Field in

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on November 15, 2015, their first in the state of Wisconsin since 1991. Outside the NFL, Hussey is the CEO and Co-Founder of CUDDLY (www.cuddly.com), a marketplace built specifically for animal welfare groups worldwide to help them fundraise for animals in need.

2023 crew

* R: John Hussey * U: Carl Paganelli * DJ: Frank LeBlanc * LJ: Carl Johnson * FJ: Anthony Flemming * SJ: Allen Baynes * BJ: Matt Edwards * RO: Jamie Nicholson * RA: Larry Hill Jr.

References

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