Armen Terzian
Armen Terzian was an American-Armenian American football official in the National Football League from to. He was a field judge and wore uniform number 23.
Terzian officiated an NFC Divisional Playoff game in December at Metropolitan Stadium between the Minnesota Vikings and the visiting Dallas Cowboys. Following a late Hail Mary touchdown pass by the Cowboys -- that many believed should have been called off for Pass Interference -- to take the lead, an angry fan threw a whiskey bottle that hit Terzian in the forehead, rendering him momentarily unconscious. He did not require stitches, but had to wear a large white bandage around his forehead for the final few seconds remaining in the game.
The following season, he officiated Super Bowl XI, also a Vikings' loss.
Terzian died in 1989 at the age of 74.
