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Ed Cunningham Biography

Birth Name:Ed Cunningham

Birth Place:Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Profession Producer, Actor, Editorial department, Camera department

Fast Facts

  • Helped lead the Washington Huskies to a national championship in 1991 with a 34-14 win over Michigan in the Rose Bowl
  • Joined ABC Sports as a college football analyst in 2000
  • Producer for "Undefeated" which won Best Documentary Feature at the 84th Academy Awards in 2011
  • Serves as an analyst on the ESPN2 College Football Saturday Primetime game alongside Mark Jones
  • Spent five seasons in the NFL with the Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals and Seattle Seahawks
  • Drafted in the third round (61st overall) of the 1992 NFL Draft by the Phoenix Cardinals
  • Began his broadcasting career in 1995 as an analyst for KUTP-TV's coverage of the Arena Football League's Arizona Rattlers
  • Is a filmmaker and has produced "New York Doll" for the 2005 Sundance Film Festival and "The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters", which was named Sports Illustrated Sports Movie of the Year in 2007

Awards

  • 2013Christopher Award-Feature Films: winner