Photo: Staff Sgt Kristi Machado, USAF / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Boomer Esiason is one of those rare athletes who turned out to be even bigger off the field. Fourteen NFL seasons at quarterback, ten of them with the Cincinnati Bengals, would be a full career on its own. But what stays with me is the 1995 Walter Payton Man of the Year Award, recognition for the man more than the player. His pivot into broadcasting, hosting and even acting feels completely natural for someone with that voice and presence. At 192 cm, with charisma to match, he is a born entertainer who simply found a second stage after the gridiron.
Overview
Norman Julius "Boomer" Esiason (; born April 17, 1961) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons, primarily with the Cincinnati Bengals. He played college football for the Maryland Terrapins and was selected in the second round of the 1984 NFL draft by the Bengals, where he spent 10 seasons.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Boomer Esiason
- Name (Japanese)
- ブーマー・アサイアソン
- Reading
- ぶーまー・あさいあそん
- Born
- April 17, 1961 (age 65)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Ox
- Origin
- West Islip, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 192 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- television presenter / American football player / actor / sports commentator
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of Maryland
Awards & achievements
- 1995 Walter Payton Man of the Year Award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Television presenter — see all → · American football player — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.