CRIS Collinsworth is a former NFL player turned announcer who has become a familiar voice during NFL games including the Super Bowl.
There is no doubt that his wife, Holly Bankemper, will be supporting him from the sidelines.
Who is Cris Collinsworth?
Collinsworth is an NBC sports commentator and also works as a sportscaster for Showtime and NFL Network.
He was the Super Bowl LVI announcer on February 13, 2022.
The Cincinnati Bengals, Collinsworth's former team, took on the Los Angeles Rams at the Rams' Sofi Stadium and won.
The 63-year-old made his professional football debut in 1981, playing wide receiver for the Bengals.
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He made it to the Super Bowl twice in his eight-year career but never won.
After retiring from the NFL in 1988, Collinsworth became a sports announcer for NBC in 1990.
He also appeared on NFL On Fox, HBO Broadcasting at Wimbledon, and Inside The NFL on Showtime.
He has won eight Sports Emmy Awards, including seven for Outstanding Sports Studio Analyst.
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Super Bowl LVI marked Collinsworth's fifth time announcing the big game.
Who is Holly Bankemper?
Bankemper is an attorney living in Fort Thomas, Kentucky with her husband Collinsworth.
The couple got married on June 3, 1989.
They first met through friends while Bankemper was a cheerleader for the University of Kentucky.
The pair attended law school together at the University of Cincinnati College of Law.
Bankemper graduated in 1988 and Collinsworth graduated in 1991.
In an interview with Cincinnati Magazine in 2001, Collinsworth said he was "just lucky" to meet his wife.
"But she's great," he said. "I have a really strong wife. It's amazing all that she can handle, particularly with as much as I'm away from home."
Do Cris Collinsworth and Holly Bankemper have children?
The couple has four children: Ashley Collinsworth, Austin Collinsworth, Jac Collinsworth, and Katie Collinsworth.
Jac Collinsworth, 27, is following in his father's sports commentator footsteps.
He currently hosts many of NBC Sport's events, per his bio.
He first joined NBC Sports as a commentator in March 2020.
Austin Collinsworth, 30, also has a football-playing past.
He served as the team captain for the University of Notre Dame, playing for the team from 2010 to 2013.
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Ashley Collinsworth, 29, was also a student-athlete as a track runner at Harvard University.
Katie Collinsworth, 32, has worked for GolfNow and is married with two children.
