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The most difficult thing in football is to score a goal but Anthony Cris Collinsworth, professionally known as “Cris Collinsworth” did this task with great perfection as he was a former professional football player and is an American sports broadcaster.
He is better known as the wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals in the 1980s. He played eight seasons in the NFL and finished his NFL career with 417 receptions for 6,698 yards and 36 touchdowns in 107 games.
In addition to this, he was named the Pro Bowl three times, and the winner of 15 Sports Emmy Awards. Currently, he is a television sportscaster for NBC, Showtime, and the NFL Network.
Height / Weight / Age
Born on 27 January 1959. He seems very tall with his towering height which is 196 centimeters and 6’5” in feet & inches. He is very conscious about his physique and maintains himself with a weight of 87 kilograms and 192 lbs pounds.
He is also very conscious about his physique and maintains his perfect body measurements. Moreover, his personality is enhanced by his brown eyes and brown hair.
| Date Of Birth | 27 January 1959 |
| Age | 66 Years |
| Height | In Feet & Inches: 6’5”
In Centimeters: 196 cm |
| Weight | In Kilograms: 87 kg
In Pounds: 192 lbs |
| Body Measurements | Not Known |
| Eye Color | Brown |
| Hair Color | Brown |
| Shoe Size | Not Known |
Net Worth
According to the sources, Cris’s estimated net worth is $14 million approximately.
Education / Family
Born in Dayton, Ohio in the United States, Cris belongs to the white ethnicity. He is the caring and talented son of Abraham Lincoln “Abe” Collinsworth (Father) and Donetta Browning Collinsworth (Mother). Apart from that, he grew up with his older brother Greg Collinsworth.
Moreover, when he was four years old, his family moved to Titusville, Florida. Talking about his education, he enrolled at Astronaut High School where his father was the principal. During high school, Cris started playing football and was a high school football, All-American quarterback.
In fact, in the year 1976, he became the Florida High School Athletic Association Class 3A 100-yard-dash state champion for the Astronaut War Eagles. After completing his graduation from high school, he studied at the University of Florida on an athletic scholarship. Initially, he played college football as a quarterback but later switched to wide receiver.
Name |
Cris Collinsworth |
| Nick Name | Cris Collinsworth |
| Birth Place | Dayton, Ohio, United States |
| Profession | Sports Broadcaster |
| Sexual orientation | Straight |
| School | Astronaut High School |
| College | University of Florida |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Nationality | American |
| Home town | Dayton, Ohio, United States |
| Fathers name | Abraham Lincoln “Abe” Collinsworth |
| Mothers name | Donetta Browning Collinsworth |
| Brothers | Greg Collinsworth |
| Sisters | Not Known |
Career / Fashion and Style
Reflecting on his career, Cris started his professional career by entering the 1981 NFL Draft. Later, in the second round of the 1981 NFL Draft, he was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals. Moreover, he gave his entire eight-year NFL career with the Bengals.
In 1985, he signed a deal with Tampa Bay Bandits but his contract was discarded after he failed the physical due to a bad ankle and he returns to Bengals. He surpassed 1,000 yards receiving four times in 1981, 1983, 1985, and 1986 during his NFL career. In 107 games of NFL, he did 417 receptions for 6,698 yards and 36 touchdowns.
In 1981, 1982, and 1983, he was named to the Pro Bowl three times and retired after the 1988 season. He began his broadcasting career after retirement. Later, in Cincinnati, he became a sports radio talk show host for WLW and then in 1989, became a reporter for HBO’s Inside the NFL.
In 1990, he became associated with the NBC network’s NFL broadcasts and joined the NBC pregame show in the year 1996. In 1998, NBC lost its broadcast rights to CBS. In 2002, he became part of the network’s lead game broadcasting crew. Then, he worked for three years for Fox’s Super Bowl XXXIX.
During his stay at Fox, he hosted the television show Guinness World Records Primetime. In 2006, he was the color commentator on the NFL Network, a studio analyst for Sunday Night NFL coverage on NBC, and the co-host of Inside the NFL on HBO.
At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he was one of the commentators in the NBC broadcasts. In 2009, on NBC’s Sunday Night Football, he filled the color-commentator role vacated by John Madden.
Girlfriend, Affairs, Wife, and More
Reflecting on his personal life, he tied the marriage knot with his beautiful wife Holly Bankemper, who worked as an attorney.
The couple is blessed with 3 sons, Jack Collinsworth, Jac Collinsworth (a featured reporter for ESPN’s Sunday NFL Countdown), Austin Collinsworth (a former football player and team captain at the University of Notre Dame), and two daughters named Ashley Collinsworth, & Katie Collinsworth.
| Girlfriend | Not Known |
| Marital status | Married |
| Wife | Holly Bankemper
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| Children | Son – Jack Collinsworth, Jac Collinsworth, Austin Collinsworth
Daughter – Ashley Collinsworth, Katie Collinsworth
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Favorite Things
Here we are providing the list of favorites of Cris Collinsworth:
| Favorite Actor | Not Known |
| Favorite Actress | Not Known |
| Favorite Destination | Not Known |
| Favorite Musical instrument | Not Known |
| Favorite sports | Not Known |
| Favorite food | Not Known |
| Favorite color | Not Known |
Some Interesting Facts About Cris Collinsworth
- His full name by birth is Anthony Cris Collinsworth.
- He played entire eight seasons for Cincinnati Bengals in his NFL career.
- Currently, he resides in Titusville, Florida.
- While playing for Cincinnati Bengals, his shirt number is 80.
- His father was the principal in his school.
- Initially, he played football as a quarterback but later switched to wide receiver.
- In 1981, he was inducted into the University of Florida Student Hall of Fame
- He holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting and Juris Doctor degrees.
- He shared his birthday with Abraham Lincoln.
