Bob Newhart: Social Media Has Fun With His College Football Ref Doppelgänger

Bob Newhart was the center of some fun social media attention Monday, when football fans noticed that the head referee for the first ever College Football Playoff national championship football game b...
Bob Newhart: Social Media Has Fun With His College Football Ref Doppelgänger
Written by Pam Wright
  • Bob Newhart was the center of some fun social media attention Monday, when football fans noticed that the head referee for the first ever College Football Playoff national championship football game between the Ohio State University and the University of Oregon had a striking resemblance to the legendary comedian.

    Referee Greg Burks, who usually refs for Big 12 games, really does look like Newhart and perhaps that was a blessing, since the ref received little attention for blown calls and much attention for striking resemblance to his Elf doppelgänger.

    The Buckeyes went on to beat the Ducks, 42-20, becoming the first official national championship winners.

    Even PGA pro-golfer John Daly got in on the comparisons:

    #BobNewhart trended on Twitter Monday night, leading the man himself to chime in on Twitter, and he didn’t necessarily deny that it was him.

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