Jac Collinsworth is acclaimed for contributing immensely to sports journalism through his job as a sports broadcaster at ESPN and NBC. Even though in his own rights he is doing remarkably well, comparison between Jac and his father Cris Collinsworth has always been at the forefront of many discussions as regards people of the same family involved in the same jobs. While the younger Collinsworth has been described as good, his father has often been described as great.
Cris Collinsworth is a former American football player, sports broadcaster for NBC, Showtime, and NFL Network. Also, he has received several accolades for his exceptional work as an analyst including Emmy Awards for Outstanding Sports Personality/Studio Analyst and was elected into the Academic All-America Hall of Fame.
Intriguing Facts About Jac Collinsworth
1. He is one of Cris Collinsworth’s 4 children
Jac Collinsworth was born on February 13, 1995, in Fort Thomas Kentucky. He was born as one of the four children of Cris Collinsworth and Holly Collinsworth. His mother Holly is an attorney. Jac’s siblings are a brother, Austin Collinsworth, and two sisters, Ashley and Katie.
2. Jac isn’t the only one interested in sports among his siblings
While attending the University of Notre Dame, Austin played college American football, but currently has a career in Pro football as the Vice President of Distribution. For Ashley, she also took the path of sports in college, but when she was done, she chose herself a different career path.
3. He started broadcasting as a college student
While attending the University of Notre Dame where he was graduated with a degree in Film, Television, and Theatre, Jac had already started heading towards the path of broadcasting sports when he worked on the sideline production team for Fighting Irish football games on NBC from 2013-2017. He further produced and hosted a weekly ND Live digital series that was solely on the University’s football.
4. The wife of Jac Collinsworth
The private life of Jac has remained a mysterious one since he wouldn’t share details with the public. Even though rumor has juggled the internet that he is married to Nicole De Francisco, the broadcaster has neither accepted nor denied the rumor.
5. His father played professional American football for almost a decade
Cris Collinsworth attended the University of Florida where he played college American football. His professional career started in 1981 when he got picked as the 37th pick overall in the NFL draft of that year. Although he played for Tampa Bay Bandits, he gained fame playing for Cincinnati Bengals. He had his football professional career in 1981 and ended it in 1988. In his playing career, he earned several awards becoming 3-times First-team All-SEC (1978-1980), First-team All-American in 1980, and 3-times Pro Bowl from 1981 to 1983.
6. His broadcasting career
Jac has featured as an NFL broadcaster for ESPN and NBC Sports Group. He anchored several programs including the 2016 Rio Olympics where he was NBC’s social media correspondent.
7. His father rose from being his coach to his teammate
Cris Collinsworth is more than a father figure for Jac. According to the younger Collinsworth, his father has been his coach for as long as he could remember. However because they chose the same career path, they have been able to draw attention to themselves when Jac took a job of broadcasting with NBC. Since the older Collinsworth has been working with the sports group for many years, his son’s presence at the group made them to become colleagues. Jac further made it clear he’d be delighted to work side by side with his father on some NFL features.
8. Jac and his father are too similar in many ways
The two Collinsworth share many things in common including family, job, resemblance, and even voice. In fact, in an article published by AP News, having both men featured to broadcast NFL features might end up confusing viewers because they have similar voices.
9. Jac Collinsworth also has an amazing mom
The entire life of Jac Collinsworth does not revolve around his father as is mom has also been there for him in more ways than one would imagine. As stated, she is an attorney and has been married to the older Collinsworth for more than three decades.
10. He has a good height and body build
While the official height of Jac has not been revealed, it is known that he is a very tall man who stands at over 6 feet tall. He also has a slim body build.
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