Cris Collinsworth

Cris Collinsworth is one of the best second-act stories in American sports. A towering wide receiver who earned All-American honors at Florida and spent eight years with the Bengals, he could have faded into former-player obscurity. Instead he became one of the sharpest broadcasters in the NFL, racking up Sports Emmy wins for analysis that genuinely teaches. I admire that he studied law and clearly thinks for a living, not just talks. The mark of a great commentator is making you understand the game better than you did watching it cold, and Collinsworth does exactly that. He found his true calling after football.

Name (English)

Cris Collinsworth

Name (Japanese)

クリス・コリンズワース

Reading

くりす・こりんずわーす

Born

January 27, 1959 (age 67)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Boar

Origin

Dayton, Ohio, United States

Height

196 cm

Occupation

American football player / sports commentator

High school

Astronaut High School

University

University of Cincinnati College of Law

Awards & achievements

• Sports Emmy Awards

Motto

Private

• Xhttps://x.com/CollinsworthNBC
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cris%20Collinsworth

Tags

• Ohio
• American football player
• sports commentator

Last updated

2026-06-02

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