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{{Short description|American football official (1930–1991)}}
[[Image:Gene Barth.jpg|thumb|Gene Barth football trading card]]
'''Gene Barth''' (February 1, 1930 – October 11, 1991) was an [[American football]] [[official (American football)|official]] in the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He
==NFL career==
Barth began his career in the NFL as a line judge in 1971 on the crew of referee [[Jim Tunney (American football)|Jim Tunney]], then became a referee four years later when [[Fred Swearingen]] returned to his previous position of field judge (now back judge). He was selected to officiate [[Super Bowl XVIII]], and was chosen as an alternate for [[Super Bowl XXIII]]. He retired after the 1990 season (Tunney also retired after 1990); his last game was the January 5, 1991 NFC wild card game between the [[1990 Washington Redskins season|Washington Redskins]] and [[1990 Philadelphia Eagles season|Philadelphia Eagles]].<ref name=SB23>{{cite news |title=Cross Says He Is Going to Retire |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DE2DB1F3AF93AA25752C0A96F948260 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=1989-01-19 |access-date=2007-10-06}}</ref>
Barth began his career in the NFL in 1971.<ref name=replay>{{cite news| title=WILL INSTANT REPLAY TRIP THE REF? |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE1D7133FF936A15752C0A961948260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all |publisher=''[[The New York Times]]'' |last=Moran |first=Malcolm |date=1987-01-25 |accessdate=2007-10-06}}</ref>▼
Barth wore uniform number 14, previously worn by referee Bob Finley and later worn by referees [[Ron Winter]] and [[Shawn Smith (American football)|Shawn Smith]].<ref name="obit" />
==Biography==
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Barth was born February 1, 1930, in [[St. Louis, Missouri]]. He graduated from [[Saint Louis University]]. He was president of Bonafide Oil Company, located in Hazelwood, Missouri at 5735 Fee Fee Road, a family-owned business. He participated in the St. Louis [[Senior Olympics]] in 1989 and 1990.
Barth died of cancer at St. Joseph Health Center in [[St. Charles, Missouri]] on Friday, October 11, 1991. He was 61 years old. All NFL officials wore a black armband with Barth's number 14 for the remainder of the [[1991 NFL season]] starting with week eight (October 20).<ref>{{Cite web |date=1991-10-14 |title=Longtime Referee Barth Dies Of Cancer |url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/1991/10/14/longtime-referee-barth-dies-of-cancer/ |access-date=2024-02-17 |website=Sun Sentinel |language=en-US}}</ref>
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