hɪz ɹᵻtˈaɪɚmənt fɹʌm əfˈɪʃɪˌeɪɾɪŋ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn ˈæftɚ sˈɜːvɪŋ æz ɹˌɛfɚɹˈiː ɪn sˈuːpɚ bˈoʊl ɹˌoʊmən twˈɛnti fˈaɪv wʌz pɹˈɑːmptᵻd baɪ bˌiːɪŋ ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd tə ðə sˈiːnjɚ dᵻɹˈɛktɚɹ ʌv əfˈɪʃɪˌeɪɾɪŋ baɪ kəmˈɪʃənɚ pˈɔːl tˈæɡlɪˌæbjuː, ɹᵻplˈeɪsɪŋ ˈɑːɹt mək nˈæli hˌuː spˈɛnt θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn sˈiːzənz æz ɐn ˌɛnˌɛfˈɛl əfˈɪʃəl ænd ɪnðə fɹˈʌnt ˈɑːfɪs.
His retirement from officiating in 1991 after serving as referee in Super Bowl XXV was prompted by being appointed to the Senior Director of Officiating by Commissioner Paul Tagliabue, replacing Art McNally who spent 31 seasons as an NFL official and in the front office.