Don Criqui
| Don Criqui | |
|---|---|
| Born |
May 5, 1940 Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
| Sports commentary career | |
| Genre(s) | Play-by-play |
| Sports | American football, basketball, ice hockey, golf, tennis |
Don Criqui (born May 5, 1940, Buffalo, New York) is an American sportscaster, currently the radio voice of Notre Dame Fighting Irish football.
He holds the record for longest-tenured broadcaster of one sports league in U.S. TV history, calling NFL football for 47 seasons (1967-2013) on NBC and CBS. Criqui retired from full-time duties for the NFL in 2012. However, on December 8, 2013, he filled in for Bill Macatee as he was having traveling issues in a snow storm in Dallas, calling the 27-26 New England Patriots victory over the Cleveland Browns.
Criqui's most recent network assignment was CBS Sports from 1998 until 2013, where he called the NFL, women's and men's college basketball and college football. From 1995 to 2012, he was the voice of New England Patriots pre-season football with Randy Cross.
Criqui is a native of Buffalo, New York and grew up in Kenmore, New York. He graduated from St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute in Kenmore, before attending the University of Notre Dame. He also served in the U.S. Air Force Reserve.
Criqui began with CBS in 1967 before moving to NBC Sports in 1979; he was 'traded' by CBS to NBC for Curt Gowdy. When CBS reacquired the NFL in 1998, Criqui rejoined the network, and continued to serve as a play-by-play announcer as part of the NFL on CBS until his retirement from that position after the 2012 season. From 1999 to 2004, Criqui and Steve Tasker were the designated play-by-play team for most Buffalo Bills games on CBS.
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