NFL official Bill Leavy, best remembered for serving as the referee during the controversial Super Bowl XL, has died at 76.

Former NFL official Bill Leavy, who spent 20 years in the league as a back judge and referee, died on Tuesday, according to Football Zebras. He was 76. Leavy retired following the 2014 season ...

Bill Leavy, who refereed two Super Bowls during his 19-year career as an NFL official, has died at 76 years old.

Bill Leavy, Official in Controversial Super Bowl XL, Has Died Leavy spent 20 seasons officiating in the NFL, retiring after the 2014 season.

That’s why the NFL assigning Bill Leavy, the referee for Super Bowl XL, to Sunday’s Seahawks game in Pittsburgh is bound to cause irritation and anger.