Jan 25, 1981; New Orleans, LA, USA; FILE PHOTO; NFL referee Ben Dreith (12) signals first down in front of Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Claude Humphrey (87) during Super Bowl XV at the Superdome.

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Referee Jim Core, center, gestures alongside other game officials before an NFL football game between the New York Giants and the Dallas Cowboys, Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP ...

More than 25 years later, the play still stirs lively debate. If Ben Dreith keeps that little yellow flag in his pocket, maybe the Raiders lose. Maybe they never reach Pasadena and hoist the Lombardi ...

KUSA - A Denver native and retired NFL referee will be celebrating his 90th birthday this weekend on Super Bowl Sunday. It's the first time Ben Dreith has celebrated his birthday on game day. It's ...

Many a National Football League fan has gotten a chuckle or two out of the way referee Ben Dreith announces penalties over the public address system. On simple holding penalties, he’s liable to say ...

Ben P. Dreith is ready to referee this weekend, but the National Football League won’t let him. Dreith says he can’t work because the league has a policy of forcing game officials off the field once ...