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First female NFL official
Sarah Thomas sports several firsts: The first woman to officiate a major college football game, the first to officiate a bowl game, and the first to officiate in a Big Ten stadium. On April 8, 2015, the National Football League officially announced that Thomas would become the first permanent female official in the NFL.