Craig Wrolstad

Craig Wrolstad (born September 5, 1965)[1] is an American football official in the National Football League (NFL) since the 2003 NFL season, wearing uniform number 4.[2]

Craig Wrolstad
Born (1965-09-05) September 5, 1965
Lake Tapps, Washington
Nationality United States
OccupationNFL official (2003–present)
Spouse(s)Chrystal
ChildrenTwo

As an official in the NFL, Wrolstad is known for working Super Bowl XLVII in 2013 as a field judge. He wore uniform number 89 and 4 as a field judge.[3]

Personal

He went to Middle School (7 8 9) at Meeker Junior High (now Meeker Middle School), and went to high school at Lindbergh High School [4]

Wrolstad resides in Lake Tapps, Washington.

Outside of the NFL, Wrolstad is a high school athletic director at Seattle Christian School.[4]

Officiating career

Early years

Wrolstad served several seasons in NFL Europe, including three seasons as a referee. Prior to entering the NFL, Wrolstad was in the Pacific-10 Conference and the Arena Football League.[5]

NFL career

Wrolstad was hired by the NFL in 2003 as a field judge, and was promoted to referee with the start of the 2014 NFL season following the retirements of Ron Winter and Scott Green. Wrolstad wore uniform number 89 as a field judge, then switched to number 4 upon his promotion. Number 4 was previously worn by Bruce Finlayson, Bill Kingzett and Doug Toole.[6]

Wrolstad's 2020 NFL officiating crew consists of umpire Steve Woods, down judge Patrick Turner, line judge Tripp Sutter, field judge Terry Brown, side judge Jeff Lamberth, back judge Scott Helverson, replay official Kevin Stine, and replay assistant Gavin Anderson.[7]

Wrolstad was named the alternate referee of Super Bowl LII, which was held at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.[8]

Wrolstad was named the referee of 2020 Pro Bowl, which was held at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida.[9]

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-04-23. Retrieved 2015-04-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Craig Wrolstad". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 2014-05-05.
  3. "Super Bowl XLVII officials named". NFL. 2013-01-30. Retrieved 2014-05-05.
  4. http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/high-school/high-school-athletic-director-in-tukwila-doubles-as-nfl-official/
  5. "New white hats looking to earn an 'R'". Football Zebras. 2013-08-14. Retrieved 2014-05-05.
  6. "Wrolstad and Torbert new NFL referees". Football Zebras. 2014-04-25. Retrieved 2014-05-05.
  7. Filipe, Cameron (2020-06-03). "Officiating crews for the 2020 season". Football Zebras. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
  8. Gene Steratore is confirmed as referee for Super Bowl LII
  9. Craig Wrolstad is the referee for the 2020 Pro Bowl
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