Phil Luckett was an official in the National Football League (1991–2005, 2007). His officiating uniform number was 59. He entered the NFL as a field judge in 1991 and officiated Super Bowl XXXI, his last game at that position before he became a referee in 1997 after Red Cashion and Howard Roe announced their retirements. He returned to the back judge position in 2001, three years after the NFL switched the titles of back judge and field judge. Lu...
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Phil Luckett was an official in the National Football League (1991–2005, 2007). His officiating uniform number was 59. He entered the NFL as a field judge in 1991 and officiated Super Bowl XXXI, his last game at that position before he became a referee in 1997 after Red Cashion and Howard Roe announced their retirements. He returned to the back judge position in 2001, three years after the NFL switched the titles of back judge and field judge. Luckett took a leave of absence from the NFL for the 2006 season. Having returned for 2007, Luckett was the back judge on Bill Carollo's crew, then he retired from officiating for good following that season. Luckett also refereed in the WLAF/NFL Europe, including being assigned World Bowl '97.
Luckett has officiated several controversial games.
The first was an overtime coin toss on November 26, 1998 between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Detroit Lions at the Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan. The referee microphone only picked up Pittsburgh...
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