Burl Toler
American football player
1928 – 2009
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Who was Burl Toler?
Burl Abron Toler, Sr. was an American football official in the National Football League for 24 seasons from 1965 to 1989. He served as a field judge and head linesman throughout his career and is most notable for being the first African-American official in the NFL. He also officiated in one Super Bowl, Super Bowl XIV in 1980, and wore the uniform number 37.
On April 21, 2008 Toler Sr. was inducted into the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame.
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- Born
- May 9, 1928
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- University of San Francisco
- City College of San Francisco
- Died
- Aug 16, 2009
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on July 23, 2013
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