Cris Collinsworth
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | January 27, 1959 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Dayton, Ohio | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 192 lb (87 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Titusville (FL) Astronaut | ||||||||
| College: | Florida | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1981 / Round: 2 / Pick: 37 | ||||||||
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| Player stats at PFR | |||||||||
| Receptions: | 417 |
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| Receiving yards: | 6,698 |
| Receiving touchdowns: | 36 |
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Anthony Cris Collinsworth (born January 27, 1959) is a former professional American football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) 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. He is also the owner of Pro Football Focus, a sports statistic monitoring service.
Collinsworth was born in Dayton, Ohio, the son of Abraham Lincoln "Abe" Collinsworth (who was born on Abraham Lincoln's birthday) and his wife, Donetta Browning Collinsworth. Abe, known as "Lincoln" in high school, was one of the top scorers in Kentucky high school basketball history and played for the Kentucky Wildcats "Fiddling Five" that won the 1958 national championship. Both were educators; Donetta was a teacher and Abe was a teacher and coach and later a principal and superintendent.
The family, which also included Collinsworth's brother, moved to Titusville, Florida in 1963. Cris attended Astronaut High School in Titusville, where his father was principal and later assistant superintendent. Collinsworth was a high school football All-American quarterback and the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) Class 3A 100-yard-dash state champion for the Astronaut War Eagles in 1976.
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