Do you see the resemblance?
Yes, the College Football title game ref looks just like Bob Newhart
via ESPN
Barry Melrose mentioned the resemblance on the ESPNU broadcast, and sooo many Twitter people agree:
Okay, yeah, the head ref does look like Bob Newhart. "He didn't make Master Tinker until he was 490." #CFBConGMA pic.twitter.com/scSv0pVV8n
— Good Morning America (@GMA) January 13, 2015 @LesBowen @Brian_Solomon is Bob Newhart the ref?
— Steven Samar (@SjSamar) January 13, 2015 Didn't know that Bob Newhart became a ref just for this game
— Abby Burkitt (@abby_burkitt) January 13, 2015 The ref looks like Bob Newhart #OSU #GoBucks
— Shari Froelich (@sharilynn214) January 13, 2015
Didn't know bob newhart was head ref tonight...
— Samuel Davis (@sdavisgolf) January 13, 2015 Is Bob Newhart the ref of this game!?
— Ryan Breiding (@Breiding43) January 13, 2015 Is that ref Bob Newhart or what???
— Today's Balanced Mom (@TodaysBalMom) January 13, 2015 Am I crazy, or does that ref look like a young Bob Newhart?
— Stephanie Rubeck (@ladypoe1) January 13, 2015 So, the head ref for the game is Bob Newhart? No wonder that review took forever. pic.twitter.com/BevuWnBfXb
— Alec Sulkin (@thesulk) January 13, 2015 0
That ref looks like Bob Newhart
— Tanner not Ivan (@tandabear_tr) January 13, 2015 And even Bob himself acknowledges it:
In regards to my new career as head ref for #OSUvsORE - Hey, I don't have a series any more - I had to do something. #OSUvsORE
— Bob Newhart (@BobNewhart) January 13, 2015 See More:
