Harry Kessel
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Parkersburg, West Virginia, US
Athens, Ohio, US
| No. 73, 34 | |
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| Position: | Head linesman |
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| Born: | September 22, 1925 Parkersburg, West Virginia, US |
| Died: | October 9, 1972 (aged 47) Athens, Ohio, US |
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| College: | Ohio |
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| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Service |  United States Navy |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
Harry Roger Kessel (September 22, 1925 – October 9, 1972) was an American football official in the American Football League (AFL) and the National Football League (NFL) for a combined ten years. He was a head linesman (HL), and wore uniform number 34 in the AFL, and 73 in the NFL.[1][2]
Kessel made his officiating debut during the 1963 American Football League season.[2] He was a head linesman for the 1964 season and continued in that role for the rest of his career, occasionally filling in as an umpire or a line judge.[3][1] He was selected as an alternate line judge for Super Bowl I in 1967.[4]
At the conclusion of the AFL–NFL merger, Kessel was part of the officiating staff for the 1970 NFL season. He worked Super Bowl IV as HL the previous postseason.[5] He worked one more full season before his death less than a month into the 1972 season.[3]