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Bill Leavy (pronounced LEE-vee; February 13, 1947 – March 28, 2023) was an American football official who officiated in the National Leavy brought up Super Bowl XL. RENTON, Wash. -- Saying "I'll go to my grave" with regret, NFL referee Bill Leavy reopened a Seattle Seahawks wound that won't heal by acknowledging he made mistakes in the team's disputed Super Bill Leavy: NFL Referee Admits the Truth - Seattle Won Super Bowl XL! Bill Cody Correspondent III August 7, 2010 Comments. Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images. Anyone who saw the game knew it at the time Former NFL official Bill Leavy, who spent 20 years in the league as a back judge and referee, died on Tuesday, according to Football Zebras.He was 76. Leavy retired following the 2014 season Former NFL referee Bill Leavy, who led the Super Bowl XL crew, passed away on March 28th, 2023 at age 76. Leavy was a referee in the NFL for 20 seasons from 1994-2014 and announced his retirement Leavy served as the referee in two Super Bowls. In addition to Super Bowl XL, he also handled Super Bowl XXXIV, between the Titans and Rams. It was Super Bowl XL that made Leavy the subject of scrutiny and derision, among Seattle fans. In 2010, he admitted that it wasn’t an ideal performance. “ It was a tough thing for me,” Levy said at Bill Leavy, who refereed two Super Bowls during his 19-year career as an NFL official, has died at 76 years old. Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XL, and was the 2019 recipient of the NFL's Bill Leavy was a part of the controversial crew of Super Bowl XL in 2006 where several bad calls were made in the game between the Steelers and Seahawks. NFL official Bill Leavy, best remembered NFL Bill Leavy, Official in Controversial Super Bowl XL, Has Died. Bill Leavy, a former NFL official who spent 20 years in the league, passed away at the age of 76. He had a diverse background Former NFL referee Bill Leavy -- who helped officiate Super Bowl XXXIV and Super Bowl XL -- died this week league exec Walt Anderson confirmed on Wednesday.. He was 76 years old. Anderson did Referee: Bill Leavy #127 second Super Bowl (XXXIV as back judge) Umpire: Leavy brought up Super Bowl XL without being asked, and said: [76] Leavy wishes he had called Super Bowl XL better. Leavy is infamously known for his controversial officiating in Super Bowl XL. Upon visiting the Seattle Seahawks in 2010 during one of their preseason training camp sessions, he opened up about his poor officiating in the big game. Leavy said: “It was a tough thing for me. Referee Bill Leavy, crew chief for Super Bowl XL, reignited the controversy when he visited Seahawks training camp four years later in August 2010. "It was a tough thing for me," he said. "I Host selection process Looking toward the stadium on the night of the Super Bowl. Ford Field was selected to host Super Bowl XL on November 1, 2000, at the owners meetings held in Atlanta, two years before the stadium opened in 2002; [7] the only previous Super Bowl held in the Detroit area, Super Bowl XVI, had been played at the Pontiac Silverdome in 1982 (also between teams from the AFC I couldn't find any good quality versions of these calls so I went ahead and edited this together myself. There are definitely some other minor calls/non-cal Haunted by blown calls in Super Bowl XL, referee Bill Leavy acknowledged officiating mistakes that may have contributed to the Seahawks’ 21-10 defeat to the Pittsburgh Steelers 4 ½ years ago. “Super Bowl XL referee Bill Leavy admitted four years later that he “kicked two calls in the fourth quarter” of the Seattle Seahawks’ loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Bill Leavy, who spent 20 seasons as an NFL official and who led the Super Bowl XL crew as the referee, died Tuesday, according to Football Zebras.. Leavy turned 76 on Saturday. No details have yet Leavy earned 16 postseason assignments in his career, including 4 Wild Card Playoffs, 9 Divisional Playoffs, the 2013 AFC Championship, and Super Bowls XXXIV and XL.Leavy received his first Super Bowl assignment in his first year of eligibility and was on the end line when Titans receiver Kevin Dyson was tackled 1 yard short of the goal line on the final play of the game. Last week, NFL referee Bill Leavy made his first appearance in Seattle since Super Bowl XL. In a media session, Leavy, unexpectedly and unprompted, proceeded to bare his soul, saying, “I kicked
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