Hall of Fame NFL Official Art McNally Dies at Age 97

A video of NFL official Art McNally is played during an induction ceremony at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, on Aug. 6, 2022. David Dermer/AP Photo

Art McNally, the first on-field official inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, has died. He was 97.

His son, Tom McNally, said Monday that his father died of natural causes at a hospital in Newtown, Pennsylvania, near his longtime home.