Red Cashion Autographs
Mason Lee "Red" Cashion (November 10, 1931 – February 10, 2019) was an American football official for 25 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), where he was the referee for two Super Bowls.
Cashion started officiating in 1952 while attending Texas A&M University, and then worked for various high school and college football conferences, most notably the Southwest Conference. From 1972 to 1996, he officiated in the National Football League (NFL), and was the referee in Super Bowl XX and Super Bowl XXX. Cashion began his career as a line judge in 1972 following the death of referee Jack Vest, which in turn created an opening at line judge when Chuck Heberling was promoted to referee to replace Vest. Cashion was promoted to referee in 1976 upon the retirement of long-time referee Norm Schachter and the addition of Seattle and Tampa Bay. He wore uniform number 43 for most of his career. During the 1979–1981 seasons, when officials were numbered separately by positions instead of having one number assigned to each official, he wore number 8.
Cashion was known by NFL players, coaches, and fans for his signature first down call in which he would enthusiastically drawl "First dowwwwwn!" out to the crowd. In a 1997 interview with the Sporting News, he said, "I don't know of any time that started it or stopped it. It was just something that sort of evolved and been there ever since". Cashion's promotion to referee came just one season after the NFL began equipping referees with wireless microphones to explain penalty calls and complex rulings to fans in the stadium, members of the media, and the television audience at home.
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Traded items with a signature of Red Cashion
The most expensive item with a signature of Red Cashion (1991 PRO SET RED CASHION AUTOGRAPH GRADED 10) was sold in October 2025 for $100.00 while the cheapest item (RED CASHION, 100% AUTHENTIC AUTOGRAPHED COLLECTOR'S CARD,LEGENDARY NFL OFFICIAL) found a new owner for $0.99 in December 2017. The month with the most items sold (2) was December 2022 with an average selling price of $6.29 for an autographed item of Red Cashion. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in October 2025 with $65.13 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was April 2008. In average, an autographed item from Red Cashion is worth $8.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Red Cashion were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 1991 PRO SET RED CASHION AUTOGRAPH GRADED 10 | $100.00 |  |
| 1991 Pro Set #358 Signed Red Cashion Official Referee #43 NFL Football DEC. 2019 | $2.99 | |
 | 1991 Pro Set Officials Red Cashion #358 (RC) Autographed No Coa First Down! | $14.99 | |
| 1995 Anco Insurance Football #43 Red Cashion Signed Autograph (no COA) | $30.25 | |
| Anco Insurance #1995 Autographed Red Cashion Trading Card | $2.99 | |
| NFL REFEREE VERY RARE PICTURES SIGNED/RED CASHION & JIM TUNNEY LOT | $25.69 | |
| RED CASHION (Dec) “First Dowwwwn!” Signed Card NFL Referee Great Autograph Auto | $14.99 | |
| Red Cashion Autographed 3X5 Football Index Card | $5.00 | |
| RED CASHION AUTOGRAPHED BLANK WHITE CARD -HAND SIGNED BOX CUTOUT | $5.79 | |
| RED CASHION AUTOGRAPHED FOOTBALL CARD 1980 FLEER IN ACTION #83 GAME OF INCHES | $6.79 | |
| Red Cashion Signed 1991 PRO SET #358 NFL Football Officials Referee DEC 2022 | $9.99 | |
| red cashion signed 1995 anco insurance #43 officials card(excellent) | $4.00 | |
| RED CASHION Signed Autograph 1991 Pro Set Football Trading Card #358 NFL Referee | $15.44 | |
| Red Cashion Signed Autographed 1991 Pro Set Card | $7.50 | |
| RED CASHION SIGNED INDEX CARD ~ NFL OFFICIAL REFEREE ~ AUTO | $14.74 | |
