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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -- Mike Carey will become the first black referee in Super Bowl history.

Carey, in his 18th year as an official, was notified by the NFL office this week he had the assignment for the Feb. 3 game in Glendale, Ariz. The NFL will not officially announce the assignments until the week of the Super Bowl.

Super Bowl officials are chosen on merit, with the highest ranked at each position getting the assignment. Carey, who runs a skiing accessories company, has been among the NFL's top crew chiefs for a decade and has been a Super Bowl alternate, but has never been the referee.

Mike Carey to referee Super Bowl, first black to do it - NFL - Yahoo! Sports

[Seahawker 562]

omg this should be headline news.....

[LSC9901]

Originally Posted by Seahawker 562

omg this should be headline news.....

And you say this because ?????

[EmpireWF]

Amazing, it's 2008 and this will be the first time. Really puts things into perspective.

[Lefty Noob]

Originally Posted by EmpireWF

Amazing, it's 2008 and this will be the first time. Really puts things into perspective.

How many African American referees have their been over the years? For some reason, I can't think of too many.