Art McNally Award

The Art McNally Award is an annual award created in 2002 by the then National Football League (NFL) Commissioner, Paul Tagliabue, and given to an NFL game official who exhibits exemplary professionalism, leadership, and commitment to sportsmanship, on and off the field. This award was presented at the Pro Bowl until 2019 and is now presented at the annual NFL officiating clinic held each July in Dallas.^[1]

The award is named after Art McNally, an NFL game official from 1959 to 1967 and supervisor of officials from 1968 to 1990. From 1996 until 2015, he served as an assistant supervisor of officials and officiating observer.^[2] Tagliabue said of McNally, "Art McNally truly represented the qualities that are inscribed on the award. His dedication to the game and his professionalism and class on and off the field set the standard."^[3]

Award winners

Year	Official	Position
2002	Bob McElwee[4]	Referee
2003	Ben Montgomery [5]	Line Judge
2004	Tom Fincken	Side Judge
2005	Gerald Austin[6]	Referee
2006	Larry Nemmers	Referee
2007	Paul Weidner	Head Linesman
2008	Bill Carollo	Referee
2009	Bill Schmitz	Back Judge
2010	Bob Lawing	Back Judge
2011	Ronnie Baynes	Line Judge
2012	Dick Creed	Side Judge/Field Judge
2013	Al Jury	Field Judge
2014	Pete Morelli[7]	Referee
2015	Red Cashion	Referee
2016	Jerry Markbreit	Referee
2017	Jim Tunney[8]	Referee
2018	Ron Botchan	Umpire
2019	Bill Leavy[1]	Referee
2020	Earnie Frantz[9]	Down Judge/Replay Official
2021	Dave Wyant[10]	Side Judge
2022	Byron Boston	Line Judge
2023	Wayne Mackie	Head Linesman
2024	Ed Hochuli[11]	Referee

See also

• List of NFL officials
• List of National Football League awards