Stan Javie
Encyclopedia
Stanley "Stan" Javie was an American football
official
in the National Football League
(NFL) for 30 years until the conclusion of the 1980 NFL season
. Working as a back judge, Javie was assigned four Super Bowl
s; Super Bowl II
, Super Bowl VIII
, Super Bowl X
, and Super Bowl XIV
; one of the first officials to reach such an achievement. Javie was also notable for being one of the few officials to wear eyeglasses/sunglasses
on the playing field during a game. Javie wore the number 29 for the majority of his career. For the 1979
and 1980 NFL season
s, Javie wore the number 6.
He graduated from St. John's High School
and later coached three sports at that school for several years. In addition, Javie was a basketball
coach at Malvern Preparatory School
, while serving as a football and basketball official. Stan Javie will be inducted into the National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame on June 23, 2011, in Troy, Michigan.
, is an official in the National Basketball Association
. Steve wears the same number as his father, 29.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
official
Official (American football)
In American football, an official is a person who has responsibility in enforcing the rules and maintaining the order of the game.During professional and college football games, seven officials operate on the field...
in the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
(NFL) for 30 years until the conclusion of the 1980 NFL season
1980 NFL season
The 1980 NFL season was the 61st regular season of the National Football League.After the league declined to approve the proposed move by the Raiders from Oakland, California to Los Angeles, the team along with the Los Angeles Coliseum sued the NFL for violating antitrust laws...
. Working as a back judge, Javie was assigned four Super Bowl
Super Bowl
The Super Bowl is the championship game of the National Football League , the highest level of professional American football in the United States, culminating a season that begins in the late summer of the previous calendar year. The Super Bowl uses Roman numerals to identify each game, rather...
s; Super Bowl II
Super Bowl II
The second AFL-NFL World Championship Game in professional American football, later to be known as Super Bowl II, was played on January 14, 1968 at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida....
, Super Bowl VIII
Super Bowl VIII
Super Bowl VIII was a professional American football game played on January 13, 1974 at Rice Stadium. in Houston, Texas to decide the National Football League champion following the 1973 regular season. The American Football Conference champion Miami Dolphins defeated the National Football...
, Super Bowl X
Super Bowl X
Super Bowl X was an American football game played on January 18, 1976 at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida to decide the National Football League champion following the 1975 regular season....
, and Super Bowl XIV
Super Bowl XIV
Super Bowl XIV was an American football game played on January 20, 1980 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California to decide the National Football League champion following the 1979 regular season...
; one of the first officials to reach such an achievement. Javie was also notable for being one of the few officials to wear eyeglasses/sunglasses
Sunglasses
Sunglasses or sun glasses are a form of protective eyewear designed primarily to prevent bright sunlight and high-energy visible light from damaging or discomforting the eyes. They can sometimes also function as a visual aid, as variously termed spectacles or glasses exist, featuring lenses that...
on the playing field during a game. Javie wore the number 29 for the majority of his career. For the 1979
1979 NFL season
The 1979 NFL season was the 60th regular season of the National Football League. The season ended with Super Bowl XIV when the Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Los Angeles Rams...
and 1980 NFL season
1980 NFL season
The 1980 NFL season was the 61st regular season of the National Football League.After the league declined to approve the proposed move by the Raiders from Oakland, California to Los Angeles, the team along with the Los Angeles Coliseum sued the NFL for violating antitrust laws...
s, Javie wore the number 6.
He graduated from St. John's High School
St. John's High School
-India:* St. John's High School, Siddipet* St. John's High School, Bangalore* St. John's High School, Chandigarh* St. John's High School, Ranchi* St. John's High School, Nagpur-The United States:* St. Johns High School in St. Johns, Arizona...
and later coached three sports at that school for several years. In addition, Javie was a basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
coach at Malvern Preparatory School
Malvern Preparatory School
Malvern Preparatory School, commonly referred to as Malvern Prep, is an independent Catholic middle and high school for boys located in Malvern, Pennsylvania. It was started and is still run by Order of Saint Augustine...
, while serving as a football and basketball official. Stan Javie will be inducted into the National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame on June 23, 2011, in Troy, Michigan.
Trivia
Stan's son, SteveSteve Javie
Steve Javie is a retired American professional basketball referee who refereed in the National Basketball Association from the 1986–87 NBA season to the 2010–11 season. As of the beginning of the 2006–07 NBA season, Javie has officiated 1,264 regular season, 190 playoff, and 18 NBA Finals games...
, is an official in the National Basketball Association
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
. Steve wears the same number as his father, 29.