Byron Boston
{{short description|American football official}}
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Byron Boston is a former American football official in the National Football League (NFL), from 1995 until 2020. He was a line judge and wore the uniform number 18. During his NFL officiating career, Boston was assigned to Super Bowl XXXIV, Super Bowl XLVII,{{cite web|title=GAME OFFICIALS CHOSEN FOR SUPER BOWL |url=http://bigstory.ap.org/article/game-officials-chosen-super-bowl |publisher=AP |accessdate=January 31, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810163228/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/game-officials-chosen-super-bowl |archivedate=August 10, 2014 }} and Super Bowl LII.{{Cite web |title=Super Bowl LII Officials Named |url=https://nflcommunications.com/Pages/Super-Bowl-LII-Officials-Names.aspx |access-date=August 1, 2023 |website=nflcommunications.com}} and ten conference championship games.
Early life
Boston played football for Austin College in Sherman, Texas, and graduated with a bachelor's degree in Economics.{{Cite web |date=January 19, 2022 |title=Frank Tooley & Byron Boston |url=https://roonation.org/frank-tooley-byron-boston/ |access-date=August 1, 2023 |language=en-US}}
Career
He began his officiating career in 1977 in Dallas, Texas, where he worked Texas high school football from 1977 to 1984, which included two State Championship games. After working high school games, Boston moved up to Junior College football in 1985 and later joined the Southland Conference in 1987. In 1990, Boston began working games in the Southwest Conference. Over his college football officiating career, Boston was selected for Division 1AA playoff games and ended his final game at the collegiate level with the 1994 Holiday Bowl. In 1995, Boston was selected to the NFL officiating staff.
On February 15, 2007, the Southland Conference named Byron Boston as coordinator of football officials.{{Cite web |title=BYRON BOSTON NAMED SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE COORDINATOR OF FOOTBALL OFFICIALS |url=https://www.southland.org/news/2007/2/15/35023.aspx?path=football |access-date=August 1, 2023 |website=www.southland.org |language=en}}
In 2020, after nearly 25 years of officiating, Boston retired from being an NFL official and his jersey is on display in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.{{Cite web |date=August 19, 2020 |title=Football Officiating: Things You Should Know |url=https://www.nacogdochesrotary.org/Speakers/183151f9-9d8a-490d-ba99-6196fddf1131 |access-date=February 17, 2024 |website=Rotary Club of Nacogdoches}}
Personal life
Boston and his wife Carolyn reside in Humble, Texas, and have three children, Alicia, Byron Jr., and David. David was an American football wide receiver in the NFL.{{Cite web |last=Hanson |first=Logan |date=September 22, 2022 |title=After NFL career, David Boston returned to hometown roots |url=https://bvmsports.com/2022/09/22/david-boston-former-nfl-all-pro-staying-humble-in-humble/ |access-date=August 1, 2023 |website=BVM Sports |language=en-US}} Byron Boston works as a tax consultant outside of his NFL officiating duties.
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927195803/http://www.footballofficialscamp.com/staffbios/boston_byron.htm Byron Boston - NFL] Football Officials Camps, LLC. (Accessed August 21, 2006).
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Category:African-American referees and umpires
Category:Austin College alumni
Category:Sportspeople from Harris County, Texas
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:21st-century American sportsmen