Cris Collinsworth

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Cris Collinsworth: Biography

Birth Place: Dayton, OH
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 01/27/1959, Aquarius
Profession: Former pro football player; TV sportscaster

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Cris Collinsworth: TV Guide News

Dan Patrick Joins NBC's Football Night in America | TV Guide Sports Report | 7/7/2008
Two major NFL-related TV announcements came down Monday. Ex-ESPN anchor Dan Patrick is joining NBC's Football Night in America pregame studio show as co-host. He will reteam with his former SportsCenter deskmate Keith Olbermann. "I'm delighted to be reunited with my tag team partner," Olbermann said, and in an homage to a favorite SportsCenter catchphrase, "I can't stop Dan Patrick from working with me again, I can only hope to contain him."Patrick left ESPN last summer after 18 years with the company. He continues to host his eponymous radio show and write a column for Sports Illustrated.Meanwhile, over at Inside the NFL, which is moving to Showtime from HBO, James Brown, Phil Simms and Cris Collinsworth were named cohosts. Brown and Simms will continue their work for CBS (which owns Showtime), as host of The NFL Today and lead game analyst, respectively. Collinsworth is a holdover from the HBO incarnation, and will remain on the Football Night in America panel and as analyst for... read more
HBO Wins Big at Sports Emmys | TV Guide Sports Report | 4/30/2008
At Monday's Sports Emmys, HBO led all networks, taking eight trophies. Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel was honored along with its Ghosts of Flatbush documentary and the network's boxing coverage.ESPN scored seven total Emmys (including three for ESPN.com) and Fox picked up five Emmys. CBS and NBC won three statues apiece.It was a big night for NBC's football coverage. Sunday Night Football's Al Michaels won best play-by-play honors and his boothmate John Madden took top analyst honors. Football Night in America co-host Cris Collinsworth was named best studio analyst. James Brown won best studio host for CBS' The NFL Today.Other Emmys went to Fox's Fiesta Bowl coverage along with NASCAR on Fox. ESPN's College GameDay won best weekly studio show, and TNT's Inside the NBA snared the Emmy for best daily studio show. —J.R. Whalen read more

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Cris Collinsworth: TV Listings

Cris Collinsworth: Credits

Title	Year	Type
Football Night in America (Host)	2006	TV Show Series
Thursday Night Football (Analyst)	2006	TV Show Series
Guinness World Records: Primetime (Host)	1998	TV Show Series
Fox NFL Sunday (Analyst)	1994	TV Show Series
Inside the NFL (Host)	1977	TV Show Series