Florida Gators legend, NFL star and pillar of televised sports [autotag]Cris Collinsworth[/autotag] was officially inducted into the 2023 Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame class on Tuesday night during a ceremony in New York City.
Collinsworth was a three-time All-SEC and two-time All-American performer at wide receiver with the Gators from 1977-1980, catching 120 passes for 1,937 yards and 14 touchdowns while running for two and returning a kickoff for another score. His efforts in Gainesville earned him a spot in the UF Athletic Hall of Fame back in 1991.
After college, he earned the 1981 Rookie of the Year award and ended up playing eight seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals, amassing 417 receptions for 6,698 yards and 36 touchdowns. Collinsworth made three Pro Bowl appearances during that span.
The UF alumnus’ broadcast career began in 1990 when he joined NBC Sports as a game analyst for NFL coverage and selected college football broadcasts. Collinsworth made a big jump in 2005 when he joined the NFL on Fox broadcast booth alongside play-by-play announcer Joe Buck and former quarterback Troy Aikman to form Fox’s lead broadcast team.
He is the only NFL analyst other than John Madden to receive a Sports Emmy for Outstanding Sports Event Analyst, having earned the award nine times. He currently sits alongside Mike Tirico in the NBC Sunday Night Football TV booth.
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