The dean ofNFLreferees has died.
And he did it in the way that was digestible.
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Tunney was a familiar face to non-football fans, too.
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He worked as the referee for 14 episodes of ABCs classicBattle of the online grid Stars.
Students at Fairfax High knew him as Principal Tunney.
Over his seven-year tenure at Fairfax, Tunney also worked his weekend job with the NFL.
There are 17 crews, and we need 17 good referees, he said.
We dont have that.
