Cris Collinsworth Biography, Wife (Holly Bankemper), Son, Family, Net Worth
Few celebrity marriages have lasted as long as the one between Cris Collinsworth and his wife Holly Bankemper. These two met when they were students. She graduated before her husband and went on to practice law in Cincinnati, while her husband, after college, gradually built an impressive career as a football player and then a sports journalist. Today, their union which has been strong over the years has prompted people to find out more about the family. Here’s everything there is to know about them, in addition to the profile of the patriarch.
Cris Collinsworth Background
On January 27, 1959, his birth was registered as Anthony Cris Collinsworth, born to Abraham Lincoln “Abe” Collinsworth and Donetta Browning Collinsworth, in Dayton, Ohio. His parents were both educators. Also, his father played basketball and became a sports coach. Cris also had brothers named Kyle and Greg Collinsworth who he grew up with.
Growing up, in 1963 the family moved to Titusville, Florida where Cris attended Astronaut High School where he played football and was recognized as an American quarterback, in addition to many other accolades.
With a college athletic scholarship ahead of him, the youngster went on to study at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida from 1977 to 1980, where he improved his versatility and style of play with the varsity football team. He first started out as a quarterback and then moved on to a wide receiver where his performance improved dramatically and got in sync with the rest of the team. This allowed him to post impressive records of his college career, some of which have yet to be broken.
After college, Cris Collinsworth was recruited by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 1981 NFL Draft, the 37th pick in the second round. Cris has proven himself with the Bengals and was known to be a threat to shortline running backs. His speed often outpaced the opposing defense, racking up 1,000 yards and was named to the Pro Bowl from 1981-83. He played 107 games in 8 seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals, recording 417 receptions, 6,689 yards and 36 touchdowns.
After retiring from football, CrisCollinsworth embarked on another phase of his career as a sportscaster. He started out on Cincinnati television station WLW, a sports radio talk show, before becoming a reporter for Showtime’s (Inside HBO) Inside the NFL in 1989. Continuing his radio career, he worked for NBC in Broadcast NFL and NBC Pregame, Renard NFL Sunday Pregame, Sunday Night NFL, NFL Network Thursday Night Games. He is a host of WGN America in addition to having worked as a commentator on Madden NFL 09, 10, 11 and NFL 12.
Family: Wife (Holly Bankemper), Son
Cris Collinsworth found love where HollyBankemper was on time when they were still students. Holly graduated as a lawyer in 1988 and later practiced law in Cincinnati. She is a rather private person, but for her marriage to a football star turned media personality, not much would have been known about her. The two have been married since 1989 and share four children. 2 sons and 2 daughters.
Austin, Ashley, Katie and Jack. are their children. Austin Collinsworth played football for safety while in college and became his varsity captain at the University of Notre Dame. His football career came to an end after a series of injuries. He went on to earn a master’s degree in finance in 2014 and is now vice president of digital distribution for the Pro Football Focus app.
Ashley Collinsworth studied at Harvard and was an athlete. She ran track and field. The youngest of the Collinsworths, Jac and Katie both work in the media. Prior to that, Jac worked at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio and now works with ESPN on ESPN Sunday NFL Countdown as a feature reporter, while Katie works at GolfNow as a corporate marketing manager.
Net value
Cris Collinsworth has certainly seen the best things in life. His career as a footballer and sports journalist allowed him to achieve his goals. To that, his net worth of $12 million and annual earnings of $2 million suit him well. During his career in the broadcasting industry, several million people could surpass his current financial situation.
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