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Kirk Herbstreit is a former soccer player at Ohio State University and currently serves as an analyst for ESPN’s College GameDay, a pregame show broadcast on ESPN and part of the network’s coverage of college football. It also serves as a summary for ESPN and ABC. Previously, he served as a commentator on EA Sports’ NCAA Football video game series until it was replaced by the new NCAA Football 14 series. Before becoming a sportscaster, Kirk was a quarterback for the Ohio football team. State and played a vital role in his high school season, winning a Gatorade Senior Player of the Year from Ohio State. . Interestingly, Kirk was an excellent baseball player during his college years.
Real Name:-
Kirk Herbstreit
Nickname:-
Kirk
Profession:-
Football Commentator
Nationality:-
American
Date of Birth:-
August 19th 1969
Birth Place:-
Centerville, Ohio, USA
Zodiac Sign:-
Leo
Religion:-
Christian
Personal life:-
- After graduating from Centerville High School in Centerville, Ohio, Kirk served as a quarterback for the Ohio State University football team as a senior. After John Cooper was recognized as the head coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes in 1988, Kirk became the team’s first dedicated player. Over the next five years, Kirk established himself as one of the team’s top players and became the four-time winner. During his tenure, he followed Greg Frey and Kent Graham, and led the team in 1992. He was named MVP of the 1992 season.
- Interestingly, Kirk and his father Jim Herbstreit became the second father and son duo to represent the Ohio State Captain, because his father represented the Ohio State University team with offensive tackles in 1960. Jim Tyrer is the captain . For one thing, Kirk also held the record for the most passes completed by all players at Ohio State University (28 passes for 271 yards in a 13-13 tie in 1992), until Troy Smith broke it in 2006. .
- After finishing his playing career, Kirk Herbstreit became a commentator. He joined Desmond Howard, Rece Davis and Lee Corso on the ESPN College GameDay Expert Panel to discuss and analyze college football games, key events, and player profiles. He then worked with Chris Fowler as an analyst for the ABC Sports Academy Rugby Primetime Series, for which he was nominated for the 1997 Sports Emmy Award for Best TV Studio Analyst.
- Later, he served as ESPN’s color commentator for the game Thursday night. Eventually, he began commenting on the college football game held at the American Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) on Saturday night and became the host of the weekly college football 97.1 radio show on Columbus Amateur Radio.
Facts:-
- Kirk Edward Herbstreit or simple known as Kirk Herbstreit was born on August 19, 1969 in Centerville, Ohio.
- He was Jim Herbstreit’s son; the former co-captain of the Ohio National Team in 1960.
- He went to Ohio State University and received a bachelor’s degree in business administration in 1993.
- Kirk met when Allison Butler was the college cheerleader and they were married on June 13, 1998. They had identical twins, Jake and Tye, in 2000.
- They later had two children, Zak and Chase, in 2003 and 2006 respectively.
- Kirk lives with his family in Franklin, Tennessee.
Net worth:-
As per some sources, the official net worth of Kirk is around 5 million dollars. Kirk Herbstreit gets an annual salary of around 1 million dollars from his football commentary career.
Family Tree:-
Information about the family of Kirk Herbstreit is a follows.
Father Name:-
His father’s name is Joe Herbstreit, who was the co-captain for the Ohio State University’s football team back in 1960.
Mother Name:-
Not known.
Siblings:-
not known.
Children:-
He has 4 children from his marriage with Alison Butler. Their names are as follows.
- Tye Herbstreit
- Zak Herbstreit
- Jake Herbstreit
- Chase Herbstreit
Relationships & Affairs:-
He met his future wife Alison Butler when he was in Ohio State University back in 1993. Alison used to be a cheerleader for the Ohio State football team at the time while Kirk was a player in the team they started dating and married each other back in 1998.
