They were a special type of Nike shoe that is made only for them. Nike doesn't release these shoes to the public. They are very similar to the Nike Trainer 1.3, however they have a full leather type top, as opposed to the mesh.
They wear hard dress shoes kinda. A good site to buy them is honigs.com or ump-attire.com.
They wear an umpire shirt and slacks. A good online store to buy these products is honigs.com.
it wears a chest pad and a facemask
usually sneakers or cleats, :)
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NFL referees were never volunteers. However, many of them got their start in recreational leagues near their hometowns as volunteers.
Referees do not wear any numbered jerseys.
yes
They don't
Billy "White Shoes" Johnson, a famous return specialist for the houston oilers was the first NFL player to wear withe cleats.
They are assigned to each game
The referees in an NFL game have a very difficult job in calling the game they are assigned to. The highest paid among the referees is unknown.
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In American sports, the referees usually wear black and white striped shirts. In the NBA, the officials wear grey shirts.
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