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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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- bigvol662004Lv 61 decade agoFavorite Answer
It refers to their positions:
R= Referee
HL= Head Linesman
LJ= Line judge
U= Umpire
BJ= Back Judge
FJ= Field Judge
SJ= Side Judge
Source(s): 18 years as an "U" - 1 decade ago
the letters represent their posision
r=referee
u=umpire
bj=back judge
fj=field judge
etc.
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