Craig Wrolstad

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Craig Wrolstad
Born (1965-09-05) September 5, 1965 (age 58)
NationalityAmerican
Occupation NFL official (2003–present)
SpouseChrystal
ChildrenTwo

Craig Wrolstad (born September 5, 1965) [1] is an American football official in the National Football League (NFL) since the 2003 NFL season, wearing uniform number 4. [2]

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As an official in the NFL, Wrolstad is known for working Super Bowl XLVII in 2013 as a field judge. He wore uniform number 89 and 4 as a field judge. [3]

Personal life

He went to Middle School (7 8 9) at Meeker Junior High (now Meeker Middle School), and went to high school at Lindbergh High School [4]

Wrolstad resides in Lake Tapps, Washington.

Outside of the NFL, Wrolstad is a high school athletic director at Seattle Christian School. [4]

Officiating career

Early years

Wrolstad served several seasons in NFL Europe, including three seasons as a referee. Prior to entering the NFL, Wrolstad was in the Pacific-10 Conference and the Arena Football League. His final collegiate game was the 2003 Sugar Bowl between Georgia and Florida State. [5]

NFL career

Wrolstad was hired by the NFL in 2003 as a field judge, and was promoted to referee with the start of the 2014 NFL season following the retirements of Ron Winter and Scott Green. Wrolstad wore uniform number 89 as a field judge, then switched to number 4 upon his promotion. Number 4 was previously worn by Bruce Finlayson, Bill Kingzett, Wilson Gosier and Doug Toole. [6]

Wrolstad was named the alternate referee of Super Bowl LII, which was held at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. [7]

Wrolstad was named the referee of 2020 Pro Bowl, which was held at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida. [8]

2023 crew

Source: [9]

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