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Who is Cris Collinsworth? All about the Bengal-turned-broadcaster

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If you're tuning into Super Bowl 60 this weekend, you'll likely hear a familiar voice during the game. That's right, Cincinnati Bengals' legend Cris Collinsworth will be back in the broadcast booth for NBC, marking his sixth time calling the NFL's biggest game.

The Super Bowl 60 will be a fierce matchup between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, Feb. 8, at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, the venue typically home to the San Francisco 49ers.

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Ahead of the big game, we're taking a look at the Bengal-turned-broadcaster. Here's what to know about Collinsworth.

Collinsworth went to the University of Florida and Cincinnati

Collinsworth spent his collegiate football career as a University of Florida Gator. During his time at UF (1977-1980), he was a three-time All-SEC and two-time All-American 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 UF Athletic Hall of Fame in 1991.

After spending eight seasons with the Bengals, Collinsworth returned to the classroom, earning a law degree from the University of Cincinnati in 1991.

He was part of the Bengals' 1982 and 1989 Super Bowl teams

Collinsworth was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the second round of the 1981 NFL Draft. He became the first Bengal to have a 1,000-yard receiving season with 1,009 on 67 catches on the way to the 1982 Super Bowl.

He book-ended his career in the Super Bowl, leading all receivers in Super Bowl XVI with 107 yards. His last career catch converted a third-and-eight on the drive the Bengals took a 6-3 lead midway through the third quarter in the 1989 Super Bowl.

The Bengals fell to the San Francisco 49ers in both Super Bowl matchups.

During his eight-year tenure with the Bengals, he compiled 417 receptions for 6,698 yards and 36 touchdowns. The 1981 Rookie of the Year was also selected to play in three Pro Bowls. He retired following Super Bowl XXIII as the Bengals' all-time leading receiver.

He is an acclaimed broadcaster for NBC Sports

Collinsworth's football and NFL career set him up for a bountiful broadcasting career. He joined NBC Sports as a game analyst for the network's NFL coverage and select football broadcasts in 1990, per the network's website. In 1996, Collinsworth was assigned to the NFL on NBC pregame show, where he provided analysis that led to his first Emmy Award in 1997.

More than three decades later, Collinsworth is now the game analyst for NBC's "Sunday Night Football" program. In January 2026, he completed his 17th season in the "SNF" booth (the most seasons by an analyst on the NFL's broadcast primetime package), which included his 500th game as an analyst on Nov. 23, 2025.

According to his NBC bio, Collinsworth won his 17th Sports Emmy Award and ninth for Outstanding Event Analyst in May 2022. The former Bengals' star and legendary coach, John Madden, are the only NFL booth analysts to be named Outstanding Sports Event Analyst since it was first awarded in 1993.

Collinsworth has been a finalist in the category 16 times in the past 18 years, per NBC. In May 2025, he won an additional Sports Emmy, as part of NBC Sports' NFL Playoff coverage team.

Collinsworth's wife went to UC, youngest son is a broadcaster for NBC

Collinsworth, 67, has four children with his longtime wife, Holly, whom he met in the 1980s, shortly before she entered law school at the University of Cincinnati. Collinsworth was still playing for the Cincinnati Bengals, People magazine reported. The couple wed in 1989.

According to People, Holly is a practicing attorney and is a member of the Cincinnati Bar Association. She worked in both Fort Thomas, Kentucky, and Longboat Key, Florida.

While each child has carved out a destiny of their own, the couple's youngest child, Jac Collinsworth, has closely followed in his father's footsteps. The 30-year-old is also a broadcaster for NBC Sports, the same network his father announces for.

Collinsworth is 'obsessed' with Patrick Mahomes

Cris Collinsworth is a fan of Patrick Mahomes, and he'll let you know it.

The NBC announcer has become known for praising the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback quite frequently. The internet even has a running joke about Collinsworth somehow always finding ways to bring Mahomes up during "Sunday Night Football" broadcasts.

Collinsworth jokingly brought up Mahomes during the San Francisco 49ers-Chicago Bears game on Dec. 28, 2025. And that is just one of the many examples of Collinsworth's praise.

The Enquirer's David Wysong contributed to this report.

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