Inductees

In addition to his many years officiating high school basketball and college and high school football, Rich Hantak’s NFL career as an official has spanned 25 years, working as a Line Judge, Back Judge and Referee. His accolades in the NFL are numerous and include such assignments as the 1985 and 1997 NFC Championships, the 1989 AFC Championship and two Pro Bowls. But the biggest assignments in his career were being named as the Back Judge in 1982’s Super Bowl XVII and as a Referee in the 1992 Super Bowl XXVII. Rich is a product of Roosevelt High in St. Louis and SEMO in Cape Girardeau.