Bill Leavy Cause of Death

Former football official who officiated in the National Football League, Bill Leavy has died.

He died on March 28, 2023, at the age of 76.

In his 20 year NFL officiating career, Leavy was assigned to fifteen playoff games, including two Super Bowls. He was selected as a back judge on the Super Bowl XXXIV officiating crew in 2000 and most recently, headed up the Super Bowl XL officiating crew as refree in 2006.

As a member of the San Jose police Athletic League, he was introduced to football officiating by a fellow PAL officer, who was a high school football official.

Between the 1970s and 1984, Leavy worked several all-star, playoff, championship games at the high school and junior college levels.