But not just any referee. Indeed, his name is Ted Bixby and he is smiling for he just signed a ten-year, 225-million dollar contract, to be the field umpire with the fledgling International Football League."
Just what made him in such demand?
Ted said plainly, ‘‘It’s simply my ability to see everything in slow motion. That means ‘no instant replay,’ no huddling with the other referees and certainly no need for conference calls to New York.”