Mike Tirico Biography

Fast Facts

• Played on the golf team in high school in Queens, NY
• Awarded with the first Bob Costas Scholarship at Syracuse University, given to an outstanding broadcast journalism student at the school
• Stayed in Syracuse following school to work as sports director at the local CBS affiliate while also doing play-by-play for SU basketball, football, lacrosse and volleyball
• Joined ESPN as a SportsCenter anchor in 1991, later establishing himself as a host of Monday Night Countdown during NFL season from 1993 to 2001
• Suspended by ESPN for three months in 1992 for sexual harassment
• Appeared in the 1996 film Jerry Maguire along with several other broadcasters, all playing themselves
• Became the play-by-play voice of Monday Night Football in 2006, following the likes of Keith Jackson, Don Meredith and Frank Gifford
• Displayed versatility outside the NFL in his career with ESPN and ABC, calling play-by-play for college football and basketball, NBA basketball, and the PGA Tour, while also hosting on-site coverage of U
• S
• Open tennis in 2009 and the World Cup in 2010