Anthony Cris Collinsworth is an American sports broadcaster and former professional American football player. He was a wide receiver in the National Football League for eight seasons, all with the Cincinnati Bengals. He played college football for the University of Florida, and was recognized as an All-American. He is currently a television sportscaster for NBC, Showtime, and the NFL Network.
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Anthony Cris Collinsworth is an American sports broadcaster and former professional American football player. He was a wide receiver in the National Football League for eight seasons, all with the Cincinnati Bengals, during the 1980s. He played college football for the University of Florida, and was recognized as an All-American. He is currently a television sportscaster for NBC, Showtime, and the NFL Network and winner of 15 Sports Emmy Awards. Collinsworth was born in Dayton, Ohio, the son of Abraham Lincoln \”Abe\” Collinsworth and his wife, Donetta Browning Collinsworth. In high school, Abe was one of the top scorers in Kentucky high school basketball history and played for the Kentucky Wildcats that won the 1958 national championship. Both of Cris’s parents were educators; Donetta was a teacher, and Abe was a high school teacher and coach who later became a principal and eventually the superintendent of schools for Brevard County. In 1985, Collinsworth signed with the Tampa Bay Bandits of the United States Football League, but the contract was voided when he failed the physical due to a bad physical.
In Super Bowl XVI, he caught five passes for 107 yards, but committed a costly fumble when he was hit by San Francisco defensive back Eric Wright. He finished his eight-year NFL career with the Bengals in the 1988 season, catching three passes for 40 yards in the Super Bowl XXIII, the final game of his NFL career. In 2006, The Gainesville Sun recognized him as the No. 12 all-time Gator player. In addition to his height advantage, Cris was a legitimate deep threat due to his speed, but his speed created mismatches against much smaller cornerbacks. He also returned 30 kickoffs for 726 yards for an average of 24. 2 yards per return, and scored 14 touchdowns receiving, two rushing, and threw two touchdown passes. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in accounting in 1981 and was inducted into the Universityof Florida Student Hall of Fame the same year.
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