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what do the letters on the back of football referees/umpires mean?

On the back of their jerseys, football refs and umps have letters. R/ F etc. What do the refer too?

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Carol Funk

Feb 20, 2025

It refers to their positions:R= RefereeHL= Head Linesman LJ= Line judgeU= UmpireBJ= Back JudgeFJ= Field JudgeSJ= Side Judge... Show More
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Carol Funk

Feb 20, 2025

the letters represent their posisionr=refereeu=umpirebj=back judgefj=field judgeetc.... Show More

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