Fred Bryan Explained

Fred Bryan (born 1961) is an official in the National Football League wearing uniform number 11, part of two Super Bowl crews.

Officiating career

Bryan began refereeing in 2009, and is an umpire.[1] He was part of the Alternate Team of Officials for Super Bowl XLIX in Arizona.[2] He served as the Area Director of Adult Services for Hennepin County Dept of Community Corrections, retiring from that position in 2018. He was the Umpire for the official crew at Super Bowl LIII.[3] On January 19, 2021, he was announced as a member of the Super Bowl LV Officiating Crew. [4] He has a wife and two daughters.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fred Bryan NFL Official Statistics . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en . February 9, 2019.
  2. Web site: UNI Football Alum Fred Bryan to Work as Umpire for Super Bowl. February 11, 2021. UNI Athletics. en.
  3. Web site: Olson . Rochelle . April 27, 2013 . Once a rule-breaker, Hennepin County juvenile corrections official is now chief enforcer — and an NFL ref . July 2, 2016 . Star Tribune.
  4. Web site: Bergman . Jeremy . January 19, 2021 . Super Bowl LV officiating crew: Carl Cheffers named referee, Sarah Thomas to make history . February 5, 2021 . NFL.com . en-US.