Sports Asked on April 23, 2021
Many sports have video referees now at the top level, with soccer being one of the latest additions. I was wondering which sport was the first to introduce video reviews, and when this happened. There’s a list of sports with video review on Wikipedia, and the earliest reference there seems to be rugby league, the 1996 Super League. Is this really the first occurrence?
I’m aware that photo finishes are much older and can sometimes be rewound to produce some kind of motion, but I’d rather exclude those since they are more like stills than real video.
Cricket adopted the "Third Umpire" in Test Matches in 1992.
The Third Umpire was an individual who reviewed a video replay of a line decision (Run Out, Stumped or Boundary). In later years, catches were also reviewed.
This Umpire was only invoked if one of the two on-pitch umpires called for a review.
Answered by Chenmunka on April 23, 2021
From Replay review in gridiron football:
The National Football League first adopted a limited Instant Replay system in 1986
More details on this can be found at e.g. Bleacher Report.
Answered by Philip Kendall on April 23, 2021
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