Lineman Explained

Lineman or linesman may refer to:

In personal roles:

• Lineworker, one who installs and maintains electrical power, telephone, or telegraph lines
• Lineman (gridiron football), a position in American football
  • Head linesman, the American football official in charge of the chain crew Assistant referee (association football) or linesman
• Linesmen, officials in ice hockey
• Line umpire, an official in tennis

In other uses:

• Western Union splice or Lineman splice, a type of electrical wiring splice
• "The Lineman", a song composed by Sam Spence for Associated Production Music
• La Linea (TV series) or Lineman, an Italian animated short series
• Linesman/Mediator Air Defence RADAR system
• Lineman (film), a 2024 Kannada-language comedy drama film

See also

• "Wichita Lineman", a song written by Jimmy Webb in 1968, first recorded by Glen Campbell and widely covered since