Tony Steratore is a back judge

Official (American football)

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 in the National Football League

National Football League

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 since the 2000 NFL season

2000 NFL season

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, who wears uniform number 112, and is on the officiating crew headed by referee Jerome Boger

Jerome Boger

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. Referee Gene Steratore Jr.

Gene Steratore

Gene Steratore is an American football official in the National Football League since 2003. He began in the league as a field judge and was promoted to referee at the start of the 2006 NFL season, one of two new referees for that season, following the retirements of Bernie Kukar and Tom White...

 is his younger brother. His father, Gene Steratore Sr., was an official in both college football

College football

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 and basketball

Basketball

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. He officiated one Super Bowl

Super Bowl

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 game, which was Super Bowl XXXIX

Super Bowl XXXIX

Super Bowl XXXIX was an American football game played on February 6, 2005, at Alltel Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida, to decide the National Football League champion following the 2004 regular season...

 in Jacksonville, Florida

Jacksonville, Florida

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.

Outside of his NFL officiating duties, Tony Steratore is the president of Steratore Sanitary Supplies in Washington, Pennsylvania

Washington, Pennsylvania

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; his younger brother Gene is vice-president.