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Tacoma’s Buddy Horton wore this No. 82 uniform when he served as an official in the NFL. The “FJ” on the back stands for “field judge” and 82 was Horton’s number.
Horton, who worked for the Tacoma water department , served as a back judge from 1999-2002 and a field judge from 2003-17.
The back and field judges rules whether field goal attempts are good.
The field judge lines up deep in the defensive backfield on the side of the field as the tight end.
The field judge is responsible for keeping track of the play clock, counting the defensive players on the field and calling a delay of game penalty if the clock expires.
The field judge rules on plays that cross the defense's goal line, rules on the legality of catches and pass interference penalties and monitors all eligible receivers on the tight end side of the field. If a play goes out of bounds on the tight end side of the field, the field judge marks the spot.
The back judge stands behind the defensive secondary in the middle of the field, judging the action of running backs, receivers (primarily the tight ends) and nearby defenders. The back judge rules on pass interference, illegal blocks downfield, and incomplete passes. Along with the field judge, the back judge is responsible for ruling on delay of game penalties.
With the field judge, he rules whether field goal attempts are successful.Lexicon
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