Referee Injured During Play
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SAN FRANCISCO — Field judge Pat Mallette had to leave the Minnesota Vikings-San Francisco 49ers playoff game in the first quarter Saturday after colliding with a player on Joe Montana’s 72-yard touchdown pass play to Jerry Rice.
Mallette lay on the turf for about a minute and walked to the locker room with an injury to his left shoulder. He was replaced by alternate Don Dorkowski.
Mallette was following Rice into the end zone and was hit around the 10-yard-line. It was not clear which player collided with Mallette.
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