Jim Tunney, former American football official in the National Football League (NFL) from 1960 to 1990. In his 31 years as an NFL official, Tunney received a record 29 post-season assignments

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Jim Tunney, former American football official in the National Football League (NFL) from 1960 to 1990. In his 31 years as an NFL official, Tunney received a record 29 post-season assignments, including ten Championship games and Super Bowls VI, XI, and XII and named as an alternate in Super Bowl XVIII. He is still the only referee who has worked consecutive Super Bowls, and likely will be the only one to do so. Here is a listing of some notable games Tunney was involved in: "The Field Goal" - Baltimore at Green Bay (December 26, 1965) - field judge "The Ice Bowl" - Dallas at Green Bay (December 31, 1967) - alternate referee "The Kick" - Detroit at New Orleans (November 8, 1970) 1979 AFC championship game - Houston at Pittsburgh (January 6, 1980) (In this game, Oilers wide receiver Mike Renfro was ruled to have been out of bounds on an apparent touchdown pass from Dan Pastorini late in the third quarter that would have tied the game. Replays showed that Renfro got both feet down inbounds, but Houston had to settle for a field goal.) "The Catch" - Dallas at San Francisco (January 10, 1982) "The 100th Game" - Green Bay at Chicago (November 20, 1983) "The Snowball Game" - San Francisco at Denver (November 11, 1985) "The Fumble" - Cleveland at Denver (January 17, 1988) "The Fog Bowl" - Philadelphia at Chicago (December 31, 1988)