I personally think Cris should get a ring of honor... but thats just me.
On Thu, Feb 4, 2010 at 10:17 PM, JNene <[email protected]> wrote: > Former Florida Gator Great and current NFL sportscaster Cris > Collinsworth will be honored with the prestigious Pat Summerall Award > on Thursday, Feb. 4, at the annual Legends for Charity Dinner. Each > year, the award honors an individual who has made a significant > contribution to the sports field. Past recipients include James Brown, > Greg Gumbel, Jim Nantz and Chris Berman. The event will take place at > the NFL Headquarters Hotel at the Westin Beach Resort in Fort > Lauderdale, Fla., and benefits St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. > > During his time at UF from 1977-80, Collinsworth was a three-time All- > SEC and two-time All-American performer at wide receiver. As a Gator, > he caught 120 passes for 1,937 yards and 14 touchdowns, ran for two > other touchdowns and returned a kickoff for another score. He was > inducted into the Verizon Academic All-America Hall of Fame in 2001. > > Collinsworth played eight seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals and the > 1981 Rookie of the Year was also selected to play in three Pro Bowls. > Following his NFL career, he became a sportscaster and has since won > nine Emmy’s for his work as a sports personality and football analyst. > In 2008, Collinsworth covered the Olympic Games for NBC and currently > joins Al Michaels as the host of NBC’s Sunday Night Football. > > -UF- > > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us
