NFL referee Ed Hochuli is shown on the field during pregame warmups before a game between the Indianapolis Colts and Houston Texans on Sunday, Sept. 12, 2010, at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas. (George Bridges/MCT)

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CDO grad, Hall of Famer Hochuli the head ref for AFC championshipΒ 

CDO gradΒ Ed Hochuli, a member of the Pima County Sports Hall of Fame, will be the head referee in Sunday’s Denver-New England AFC Championship Game. Hochuli, 65, has worked two Super Bowls in a similar capacity; he is a partner in a Phoenix law firm.Β 

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