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{{Short description|American football official (born 1969)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2024}}
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| name        = Alan Eck
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| birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|March 8, 1969}}
| birth_place = Williamsport, PA
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| education   = [[Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania]]
| occupation  = [[National Football League|NFL]] [[American football official|official]] (2016–present)
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'''Alan A. Eck''' (born March 8, 1969) is an American professional [[American football|football]] [[Official (American football)|official]] in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) since the [[2016 NFL season]], wearing uniform number 76.<ref name="reference">{{Cite web |title=Alan Eck NFL Official Statistics |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/officials/EckAl0r.htm |access-date=February 17, 2024 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
==Career==
Eck officiated in the [[Big 12 Conference]] and the [[Mountain West Conference]].<ref name=gazette>{{cite web| title= Williamsport native makes name for himself as NFL ref | url=https://www.sungazette.com/news/top-news/2022/02/former-millionaire-makes-name-for-himself-as-nfl-ref/ | publisher=Williamsport Sun-Gazette | date=February 17, 2022 | accessdate=March 20, 2023}}</ref> Prior to officiating, Eck was a quarterback for the [[Bloomsburg Huskies|Bloomsburg University Huskies]], where he holds the school record for most pass completions in a season with 194.<ref name=gazette/><ref name=woohoo>{{cite web| title= Alan Eck promoted to NFL referee | url=https://www.footballzebras.com/2023/03/alan-eck-promoted-to-nfl-referee/ | publisher=Football Zebras | date=March 3, 2023 | accessdate=March 20, 2023}}</ref>
Eck was hired by the NFL in 2016 as a side judge. He was reassigned to the umpire position in 2017, and was promoted to referee for the start of the [[2023 NFL season]] following the retirement of [[Jerome Boger]].<ref name=woohoo/>
=== 2024 crew<ref>{{Cite web |last=staff |first=Football Zebras |date=2024-05-28 |title=Officiating crews for the 2024 season |url=https://www.footballzebras.com/2024/05/officiating-crews-for-the-2024-season/ |access-date=2024-10-18 |website=Football Zebras |language=en-US}}</ref> ===
* R: Alan Eck
* U: Tab Slaughter
* DJ: Derick Bowers
* LJ: Derek Anderson
* FJ: John Jenkins
* SJ: Dale Shaw
* BJ: Greg Meyer
* RO: Joe Wollan
* RA: Larry Hanson
==Personal life==
Eck resides in [[Cumming, Georgia]]. Outside of the NFL, Eck was an indirect tax manager for a [[Atlanta, Georgia]]-based construction and civil engineering company,<ref name=woohoo/> retiring prior to the 2023 NFL season.
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[[Category:National Football League officials]]
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[[Category:Bloomsburg Huskies football players]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Williamsport, Pennsylvania]]