Morehouse College alum, Jerome Boger , will be the head referee for Super Bowl XLVII.
Along with this achievement, Jerome will also be the second African-American to earn the distinction as well as the first HBCU graduate.
At Morehouse, he was a four-year starting quarterback.
Jerome has been an American football official in the National Football League (NFL) since the 2004 NFL season. When he is not officiating, he is an underwriter for Allstate Insurance in Atlanta, Georgia.
Boger resides in Conyers, GA.