BIOGRAPHY

Cris Collinsworth, one of the most honored studio analysts in sports television, was born in Dayton, Ohio. He graduated from the University of Florida with a degree in accounting and was selected in the second round of the 1981 draft by the Cincinnati Bengals. After a successful eight-year NFL career as a wide receiver with the Bengals, Collinsworth began reporting for HBO's “Inside the NFL.” In 1990, Collinsworth joined NBC Sports as a game analyst for the network's NFL coverage and select college football broadcasts. He returned to school at the University of Cincinnati Law School where he completed his law degree in 1991. In 1998, Collinsworth joined Fox Sports as a member of “Fox NFL Sunday”. He is currently the co-host of NBC’s “Football Night in America” studio show. Collinsworth now resides in Kentucky with his wife Holly and their four children.

In 2007, Cris founded UGIVE.org. UGIVE.ORG is a non-profit organization on a mission to catalyze, excite and empower the next generation of volunteers. Via online volunteer opportunity postings and a proprietary student service tracking system, UGIVE makes volunteering relevant to students, guiding them to give their time and talents to build communities. The UGIVE goal is to create lifelong givers. UGIVE currently operates in over 400 high schools in 15 states. By 2015, the goal is for UGIVE to be in 15,000 to 20,000 schools.

Athletic Achievements

• Played in 107 games, catching 417 passes for 6,698 yards and 36 touchdowns.
• He had four 1,000-yard seasons and played in Super Bowls XVI and XXIII
• All-American
• Academic All-American, inducted into the Academic All-American Hall of Fame in 2001
• Won eight Sports Emmy Awards, including a record seven Emmy Awards for Outstanding Sports Studio Analyst