Charles Heberling was an American football official in the National Football League and Western Pennsylvania sports administrator.
15 Facts About Chuck Heberling
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Chuck Heberling was the referee for both the Hail Mary Game and The Drive.
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Chuck Heberling was an alternate for the officiating crew for Super Bowl XXI.
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Chuck Heberling wore the number 46 for the major part of his NFL career.
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Chuck Heberling worked as a salesman for General Electric in Pittsburgh.
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Chuck Heberling worked as a football official in high school and college football for 15 years and basketball for 25 years.
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Chuck Heberling spent 23 years as an official in the National Football League, 15 years of which he spent as a crew chief.
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Chuck Heberling spent another 14 years as an NFL observer.
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Chuck Heberling was the referee for two of the most famous events in professional football: The Hail Mary in 1975, and The Drive in 1987.
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Chuck Heberling was the replay official for Super Bowl XXIII.
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In 1976, Chuck Heberling took over as executive director of the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League, which held supervisory control over scholastic sports in Western Pennsylvania.
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Chuck Heberling retired from the WPIAL on June 30,1998, after 22 years.
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Chuck Heberling died at his home in McCandless, Pennsylvania, on December 9,2019, at the age of 94.
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Chuck Heberling was preceded in death by his wife of 65 years, Jane, and his son Daniel.
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Chuck Heberling is survived by two sons, a daughter, nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.