æz ɐn əfˈɪʃəl, bˈɑːtʃən wˈɜːkt æz ɐn ˈʌmpaɪɚ fɔːɹ nˌɪɹli hɪz ɛntˈaɪɚɹ ˌɛnˌɛfˈɛl kɚɹˈɪɹ ænd wˈoːɹ ðə nˈʌmbɚ wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd tˈɛn.  ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdᵻd æz ðə "ˌɛnˌɛfˈɛlz bˈɛst ˈʌmpaɪɚ" baɪ ðə mˈiːdiːə, bˈɑːtʃən wʌz ɐsˈaɪnd tʊ ɐ ɹˈɛkɚdnˈʌmbɚ fˈaɪv sˈuːpɚ bˈoʊlz: ɹˌoʊmən twˈɛnti ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks, ɹˌoʊmən twˈɛnti sˈɛvən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti θɹˈiː, ɹˌoʊmən twˈɛnti nˈaɪn ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈaɪv, ɹˌoʊmən θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən, ænd ɹˌoʊmən θˈɜːɾi fˈoːɹ ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd.
As an official, Botchan worked as an umpire for nearly his entire NFL career and wore the number 110.  Regarded as the "NFL's best umpire" by the media, Botchan was assigned to a record-number five Super Bowls: XX in 1986, XXVII in 1993, XXIX in 1995, XXXI in 1997, and XXXIV in 2000.