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American football official (born 1971) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Scott Novak (born February 20, 1971)[1] is an American professional football official in the National Football League (NFL) since the 2014 NFL season, wearing uniform number 1.[2]
Scott Novak | |
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Born | Miami, Florida, U.S. | February 20, 1971
Nationality | American |
Education | Metropolitan State University of Denver |
Occupation | NFL official (2014–present) |
Novak resides in Colorado. Played Baseball as a pitcher at Metropolitan State University of Denver from 1988 to 1990.
Novak served several seasons in the NFL Officiating Development program. Prior to entering the NFL, Novak was in the Big 12 Conference and worked as a referee and deep wing official. He was the referee for the 2012 BCS National Championship Game between Alabama and LSU.[3]
Novak was hired by the NFL in 2014 as a field judge, and was promoted to referee with the start of the 2019 NFL season following the retirements of Pete Morelli and Walt Coleman.[4] He is the first NFL official to wear the uniform number 1.
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