The Broncos AFC Championship game against the Oakland Raiders, the defending Super Bowl champs, on New Year’s Day 1978 marks a stark line of demarcation in the team's history. Before: One ...

NFL referee Ed Hochuli, who joined the league nearly 30 years ago, retired Tuesday, according to ESPN.Hochuli, 67, who was the longest-tenured referee, will serve as an independent consultant to ...

He was the referee in Super Bowl XXXII and Super Bowl XXXVIII. • From the Vault: Ed Hochuli Is the Owner of the NFL’s Most Famous Guns Triplette, on the other hand, was perhaps the league’s ...

NFL referees Ed Hochuli and Jeff Triplette are retiring, Al Riveron, ... He became a referee in 1992, and refereed Super Bowl XXXII in 1998 and Super Bowl XXXVIII in 2004.

The NFL last week announced the retirement of Ed Hochuli, one of pro football’s most visible referees for the last 28 seasons, a two-time0 Super Bowl crew chief. Hochuli’s sports ...

As a league source points out, it means that Hochuli and his crew graded out high enough, despite Hochuli’s high-profile blunders, to qualify for a postseason assignment. Based on the procedures used ...

He was the crew chief for 19 playoff games, including for Super Bowl XXXVIII between the New England Patriots and Carolina Panthers. Longtime NFL referee Ed Hochuli, right, is retiring. (AP) ...