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Cris Collinsworth

NFL Analyst

In the Booth:


  • 2006, named lead studio analyst for NBC’s Sunday Night Football coverage

  • •2006, joined NFL Network as their lead in-game color commentator

  • •2002, Lead Analyst on Fox Sports NFL #1 NFL Broadcast Team

  • • 5-time Emmy Award winner for Outstanding Sports Personality/Studio Analyst (1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2006)

  • • 1998 - 2002, in-studio analyst for top-rated studio show “FOX NFL Sunday”

  • 1989 - Present, co-host on HBO’s “Inside the NFL”

  • •1989 - Present, Host WLW Radio’s Sports Talk show in Cincinnati

  • •1992, NFL commentator/analyst for NBC on select Notre Dame football games

  • 1990, Game analyst for NBC Sports NFL coverage


Professional Experience:


  • Wide Receiver for Cincinnati Bengals 1981-1988

  • • Ranks first on Bengal’s all-time careers reception list

  • Appeared in Super Bowls XVI and XXIII

  • Pro Bowl Wide Receiver in 1981, 1982, 1983 

  • Second-round draft pick by Cincinnati Bengals in 1981

  • Wide Receiver for Bengals 1981-1988

  • NFL’s Rookie of the Year in 1981

  • Three-time All-Southeastern conference wide receiver

  • First-team All-America in senior year

  • Still ranks 11th in school history in receiving yards (1,937) and  12th in receptions (120)


Personal:


  • Cris and his wife Holly, have four children, Katie, Austin, Ashley, and Jack

  • Graduated from University of Florida with degree in accounting

  • Received law degree from University of Cincinnati Law School 2001, inducted into Verizon Academic All-America Hall of Fame

  • •1980, Academic All American at U. of Florida

  • Founder, Cris Collinsworth Foundation, Gainesville, FL.

  • • Host and Organizer, Fifth Third Bank/Fox 19 Celebrity Classic, which benefits Children's Hospital Medical Center in Cincinnati