Bill Leavy Obituary

Bill Leavy was a former American football official who officiated in the National Football League from 1995 through 2014 seasons, wore uniform number 127, and was also a retired San Jose, California police officer and firefighter, serving for 27 years.

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 a referee 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, and championship games at the high school and junior college levels.

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