Longtime NFL decent Carl Madsen died on Sunday while returning home from the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs–Tennessee Titans game, the league offered Monday. He was 71.
Walt Anderson, who’s NFL senior vice president of officiating training and style confirmed the info of Madsen’s passing in an announcement. The reason for loss of life was no longer right away acknowledged.
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”Carl Madsen was an NFL officiating fixture for added than two a protracted time, first as a extremely revered on-field decent sooner than transitioning to a replay role beginning in 2009,” Anderson’s whisper be taught.
NFL Umpire Carl Madsen stands in website online within the course of game motion between the St. Louis Rams and the Baltimore Ravens at the Edward Jones Dome on Aug. 23, 2008 in St. Louis, Missouri. (Portray by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images)
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“A vital buddy and colleague, Carl’s like of soccer and dedication to officiating was ever-contemporary, as he generously shared his time to mentor young officers at clinics across the nation. A delicate of the Air Force, Carl had a sizable spirit and might well be vastly missed.”
National Football League umpire Carl Madsen talks to defensive lineman Shane Burton #98 of the Carolina Panthers within the course of a game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Heinz Subject on Dec. 15, 2002 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Per the NFL Network, Madsen died while “en route home” from the Titans game in Nashville.
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National Football League umpire Carl Madsen pursues the play within the course of a game between the Washington Redskins and Philadelphia Eagles at Veterans Stadium on Oct. 8, 2000 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Portray by George Gojkovich/Getty Images)
Madsen served 12 seasons as an on-field decent from 1997-2008, in accordance with NFL.com. The next three hundred and sixty five days he grew to change into a replay decent. He labored three playoff games as an umpire and 4 extra as a replay decent.
