Pat Knight​

Jefferson High School graduate Pat Knight has both played and officiated high school, college and professional football. Knight lettered in football and basketball at Jefferson and played in the North-South High School All-Star game in 1948.  He attended Southern Methodist University where he was named to the All-Southwest Conference football team for two years. ​

Knight played in the National Football League (NFL) as a linebacker for the New York Giants for three years in 1952, 1954 and 1955. His playing career was cut short by a knee injury, but his desire to remain involved in football led him to become referee. Knight returned to the football field as a Southwest Conference official from 1963-1972. He refereed two Cotton Bowl games. ​

In 1973, Knight became an NFL official. During his eleven-year career, he officiated eleven playoff games including Super Bowl XIII between the Dallas Cowboys and Pittsburgh Steelers in 1979.​