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	Heads or tails?
		To understand Luckett’s actions during and after the incident, you must come to know Phil Luckett, the man. You also must know the NFL privately said he was “correct,” paid him $9,800 for a playoff game he didn’t officiate and to this day never publicly supported his call.
		Phil Luckett, in his eighth year as an NFL official and second year in the referee position, was the referee on the nationally televised Detroit Lions victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, a game fraught with strange plays, controversial rulings and typically jaded TV commentary.
		Luckett told Referee that on Dec. 29, the day the officials were called for wild card playoff assignments, he was called by Seeman and told he would be paid a full postseason game fee of $9,800 but was being assigned as an alternate to protect him from further media scrutiny.
	www.referee.com /samplearticles/2001/SampleArticle0101/headsortails/headstailstext.html (3331 words)

	Titans bounce Bills in miracle finish - 1/9/00
		Luckett, who was involved in a botched coin toss and an incorrect touchdown call last season that helped lead to the reinstatement of instant replay, said otherwise.
		Luckett: The line judge's initial ruling was that it was not a forward pass.
		Luckett: From where it left his hand to where it was first touched by the receiving player.
	www.detnews.com /2000/sports/0001/09/01090027.htm (1342 words)

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		Phil and Shirley Luckett have been married for 31 years and are very active members in their Church in Irving, Texas.
		Phil’s other ministry involvements are adult Sunday school teaching and serving with Champions For Life (formerly Bill Glass Prison Ministries).
		Phil is currently serving as the summit administrator for the annual Ethnic Workers Summit, a national conference to be held in Dallas in 2005.
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		Steeler RB Jerome Bettis called "Tails" only to have Mr Phil Luckett tell Bettis that he called heads....Bettis was clearly heard to say "Tails" on audio replay.
		Phil Luckett and his crew did everything they could to screw the Bills but with 20 seconds left in the game Buffalo kicked a FG to take a 16-15 lead.
		The play was reviewed by Luckett's crew and ruled to be a legal lateral, that play is still one of the most controversial calls ever and will probably still be talked about 50 years from today.
	www.vipguestlist.org /bbs/printthread.php?t=61036 (424 words)

	CNNSI.com - Sports Illustrated - Scorecard - Scorecard: Save the Zebras - Wednesday January 19, 2000 12:29 PM
		NFL referee Phil Luckett is apparently destined to be in the middle of things.
		It was Luckett who last season was accused of screwing up the call by Steeler Jerome Bettis on an overtime coin flip.
		Ten days later it was Luckett who was the crew chief when his head linesman blew a goal line call that gave Vinny Testaverde's Jets a bogus touchdown against the Seahawks.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /features/scorecard/news/2000/01/18/sc0124 (447 words)

	USATODAY.com - League wants more explanation from officials (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Following the rules, Luckett was bound to consider only the first sound, or heads.
		Luckett, one of the NFL's best referees, was called a "pinhead" and worse by the media, which never got to hear his side of the flap.
		Luckett has elected to switch to the back judge position this season.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/nfl/stories/2001-07-30-refs-training.htm (463 words)

	Hear no evil, see no evil
		Luckett told reporters after the game that Bettis said "heads-tails" as he tossed the coin, and Luckett went with the first thing he heard.
		The coin landed on tails, and Luckett awarded the toss to the Lions.
		With Luckett's field microphone still on, Bettis was heard protesting immediately, claiming he had called "tails." And the audio on TV replays certainly seemed to back him up.
	www.freep.com /sports/lions/qlgizmo27.htm (441 words)

	CNN/SI - NFL Football - Disputed calls mar Steelers-Lions overtime game - Thursday November 26, 1998 08:37 PM
		A controversial call by referee Phil Luckett cost the Steelers the ball to start the overtime period against Detroit, and the Lions scored on their first possession for a 19-16 victory Thursday.
		But referee Phil Luckett told pool reporters after the game Bettis called "heads-tails" and Luckett went with the first thing he heard.
		On the Stewart fumble, Luckett said, "When in question, the runner is down when you're not sure.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /football/nfl/news/1998/11/26/refs_day (507 words)

	Columnist Bob Smizik: Steelers not a playoff team
		Yes, referee Phil Luckett gave the Lions possession at the start of overtime in a monumental mistake for which he should be fired no later than this afternoon.
		But the Steelers should have won the game long before Luckett said the Lions won the coin toss to start overtime when, by all indications, they did not.
		There might not be a call in NFL history as bad as Luckett's, who claimed Jerome Bettis called heads at the overtime coin toss when Bettis clearly called tails.
	www.post-gazette.com /steelers/19981127smizik3.asp (663 words)

	Saints finish season with tough five-game run - By BUDDY DILIBERTO
		Otherwise, Luckett might have been known as the official who cost the Saints a win to go along with some other uncomplimentary names.
		Luckett had his head down and had no idea where the ball was as Horn streaked down the middle of the field to get under a sure touchdown pass from Aaron Brooks.
		He and Luckett collided in a scene that will live on in NFL blooper highlight films forever.
	clarionherald.org /20011205/buddyd.htm (716 words)

	JS Online: Bradshaw recalls Nitschke's punch line
		Luckett was the referee who was involved in the overtime coin toss call in the 1998 Thanksgiving Day game between Detroit and Pittsburgh.
		Luckett had been a referee in the NFL since 1997.
		In an interview with Referee magazine, Luckett said the coin-toss call was not the primary reason he asked for reassignment.
	www.jsonline.com /sports/gen/jul01/sptsday24072301a.asp?format=print (792 words)

	It 'appears' replay doesn't settle anything
		Luckett didn't know his head from his tail last Thanksgiving, when he gave Detroit the ball in overtime, even after Pittsburgh's Jerome Bettis had won the coin toss.
		A few weeks later, Luckett gave the New York Jets a phantom touchdown that knocked the Seattle Seahawks out of the playoffs.
		In Luckett's judgment, Wycheck's forward pass did not appear to be a forward pass.
	www.enquirer.com /columns/daugherty/2000/01/10/pd_it_appears_replay.html (538 words)

	Welcome to This Referee Sucks
		Phil Luckett, working the Saints-Panthers game, interfered with Saints receiver Joe Horn on a would be touchdown pass.
		Horn had beaten Panthers strong safety Mike Minter and was ready to catch the ball and run into the end zone when Luckett got in his way.
		However Phil Luckett somehow heard heads and awarded the ball to Detroit.
	home.rochester.rr.com /thisrefereesucks/history.html (875 words)

	Packers blame referees for not quieting noise
		The NFL has a rule that states if the quarterback doesn't think his teammates can hear his signals, then he can back away and ask the referee to try to quiet the crowd.
		Favre did that Sunday but referee Phil Luckett pointed at Favre, telling him to continue playing.
		"(Luckett) pointed to him to play, and then Earl Dotson jumped," Holmgren said.
	www.packersnews.com /archives/9811/1124packnote.shtml (676 words)

	Making heads or tails of a controversial call:
		Representatives of both clubs came out for the OT coin flip, and that’s when the rumpus broke out (making it the strangest time something bad happened to a team since the one time a football player broke his arm while running a 40-yard dash).
		But referee Phil Luckett said Bettis called "heads-tails," and Luckett went with the first thing he heard.
		Luckett had the last word, though, so the Steelers lost the flip and had to kick off to start overtime.
	archive.profootballweekly.com /content/archives/features_1998/pollack_120798.asp (1107 words)

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	Tails of woe: Steelers flipped out over bizarre loss to Lions
		The crew of officials blew more than their share of calls on the field yesterday on both sides, but nothing in football history can equal the mistake that referee Phil Luckett made that led to the Detroit Lions' 19-16 victory over the Steelers in overtime.
		Luckett told Bettis to call it in the air.
		The coin landed tails, but Luckett stunned both the Steelers and Lions when he awarded it to Detroit.
	www.post-gazette.com /steelers/19981127steelers1.asp (1218 words)

	Cincinnati Post Bengals coverage
		That official was Phil Luckett, who is best known as the referee who flubbed the overtime coin flip in a game between Pittsburgh and Detroit in 1998.
		Luckett is no longer a head referee, working instead as a back judge.
		On the pass interference against Dugans, Kitna had to scramble out of the pocket to his right and threw the ball into a group of players in the endzone.
	www.cincypost.com /bengals/2002/bengnt12-16-2002.html (619 words)

	National Football League - Cleveland vs. Cincinnati (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Key plays: Prentice 17-yard run to Cleveland 41, Couch 9-yard pass to Dawson to midfield; Couch 14-yard pass to Patten on 3rd-and-2 to Cincinnati 49; 20-yard pass interference penalty on Browns' Hawkins at Cincinnati 17.
		Key plays: Couch 30-yard pass to Shea to Cincinnati 49; Couch 16-yard pass to Patton on 3rd-and-6 to Cincinnati 30; Couch 18-yard pass to Chiaverini on 3rd-and-3 to Cincinnati 6;.
		Phil Dawson's 34-yard field goal 8:31 into the third quarter put the Browns up by 10 points.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/scores100/100254/100254345.htm (1217 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports -- Shades of 1998, Patriots flip out over OT coin toss
		As referee Phil Luckett tossed the coin in the air, controversy ensued.
		Phil Luckett, though, said he heard Bettis say heads and awarded the ball to Detroit, which won with a field goal just 2:52 into overtime.
		"When (Luckett) went to flip the coin, it almost hit him, so he jumped away from it.
	www.signonsandiego.com /sports/nfl/20031020-9999_1s20replay.html (767 words)

	NFL won't flip in coin flap
		Instead of deciding whether Steelers Jerome Bettis and Carnell Lake were right, or whether referee Phil Luckett heard something altogether different during the overtime coin toss, Tagliabue praised the integrity of all three and came to no conclusion.
		No discipline was meted out by the commissioner, who did alter the procedures for the coin toss to avert a similar fiasco.
		Earlier in the day, Steelers President Dan Rooney said Luckett did not deserve to be disciplined for what happened.
	www.post-gazette.com /steelers/19981201coin5.asp (337 words)

	sciforums.com - Should technology replace in part officials of pro sports/ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Of the NFL, all I can say is that I hope Phil Luckett burns in whatever eternal fire they reserve for career-ending morons.
		I mean, sure, Dennis Erickson was stumbling badly as a coach, but Testaverde never got anywhere near the goal line, and the owner admitted that it was Erickson's failure to win that game that cost him his job.
		But as long as Phil Luckett burns, I'll wait for it to get worse than referees trying to blind players.
	www.sciforums.com /showthread.php?p=26065 (1037 words)

	They Were Pumped! By Gregg Easterbrook (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Luckett is not only the zebra who, in 1998, awarded the ball to the wrong team at the start of a Thanksgiving Day overtime.
		That same year, before the return of replay, Luckett awarded the Jets a last-second touchdown that knocked the Seahawks out of playoff contention, though the New York ball-carrier was stopped a full yard short of the goal line.
		After the Miracle foible, Luckett was demoted from referee (head of an officiating crew) to back judge, where he was standing Sunday.
	slate.msn.com /?id=2059288 (3765 words)

	ESPN.com - Page2 - The List: Worst calls in sports history
		Well, for referee Phil Luckett, the coin flip is a nightmare during a 1999 Thanksgiving Day game between the Steelers and Lions.
		As the game goes to overtime, Steelers captain Jerome Bettis calls "tails," but Luckett hears "heads." The Lions win the toss and go on to win the game.
		The NFL will change its procedures for the coin flip after the snafu on national television.
	espn.go.com /page2/s/list/worstcalls/010730.html (981 words)

	Pepys' Diary: Monday 5 March 1659/60 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Phil on Fri 7 Mar 2003, 4:19 pm
		In my opinion, Sam’s lively observations and his writing’s wonderful rhythms only means he was a good writer, not that he had turned his life into diary-fodder, or that, at this early date, he imagined his diary being published.
		Also: Thank you, Phil, for reigning in the lectures disguised as annotations.
	www.pepysdiary.com /archive/1660/03/05/index.php (6181 words)

	As expected, Eagles pick Detmer as starting QB
		The league is conducting a review of the events surrounding the coin flip and expects to conclude that review next week.
		Luckett picked up the coin, turned to the Lions captains, acknowledged it was tails - and asked whether they wished to kick or receive.
		Luckett explained later he heard someone say "heads" before Bettis said "tails." Bettis and co-captain Carnell Lake vehemently denied that.
	www.packersnews.com /archives/9811/1128nflnote.shtml (662 words)

	This Denver defense is headed for trouble
		Actually, the play of the game was by a referee — Phil Luckett's ruling that Mike Anderson was "lying on bodies" and therefore entitled to crawl into the end zone after being brought down short of the goal line early in the third quarter.
		I assume Gary Kubiak is drawing up a play for next week in which Anderson crawls over teammates all the way down the field.
		I gather from Luckett's ruling he would never be down under these circumstances, no matter how many tacklers hit him.
	www.rockypreps.com /krieger/1211krieg.shtml (667 words)

	NFL on Outsports: For Gay Sports Fans And Athletes
		He's not a coach, but referee Phil Luckett is a bonehead.
		As Sports Illustrated's Paul Zimmerman wrote, Luckett is ``a disaster on the field,'' Trouble seems to follow him.
		This was the guy who blew the coin toss in 1998 and who blew a call that gave the Jets a win that same year.
	www.outsports.com /nfl/2001/week12.htm (992 words)

	Instant Replay Needs Another Look / Safety net required to offset NFL officials' faulty snap judgements
		And in Ford's case, he was upset over a game Detroit won, beating Pittsburgh after winning the overtime coin toss because referee Phil Luckett couldn't tell heads from tails.
		At the start of the overtime period, Steelers' captain Jerome Bettis called heads, and referee Phil Luckett said he called tails.
		The coin came up heads, and Luckett gave the ball to Detroit, which drove downfield for a winning field goal.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1998/12/04/SP7855.DTL&type=printable (1958 words)

	Veeck faces the music for 'Disco Demolition'
		Remember, Bettis was involved in the infamous overtime coin toss for the Steelers' Thanksgiving 1998 game against the Lions at the Silverdome.
		He called tails, but referee Phil Luckett heard heads.
		The Lions won the toss and scored first for a 19-16 victory.
	www.freep.com /sports/othersports/line14_20010714.htm (358 words)

	Buffalo Bills
		The legality of the TD was confirmed after a video replay review by referee Phil Luckett.
		Momentum appeared to shift Buffalo’s way later in the quarter when Phil Hansen forced an Eddie George fumble and Kurt Schulz recovered at the Buffalo 42.
		After a delay of 5:20, Luckett changed the spot of the ball to give the Titans a first down.
	www.buffalobills.com /display_cont.jsp?cont_id=26691&print=yes (574 words)

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