He heaved the 12-pound high school shot 67' 6.5", which remains the Crespi school and stadium record.[3][4]
College career
At University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Cross was an All-America selection with the Bruins. As a senior, he helped lead his team to the 1976 Rose Bowl championship over top-ranked Ohio State. Cross began his career as a Center, but was moved to Right Guard for his junior year before playing both Guard and Center as senior on a rare rotating nine man offensive line.[5]
On this rotating line Cross started at RG on the 1st unit and then moved to Center when the next group hit the field. He was named First-team All-America in 1975. He was also a First-team All-Conference selection in 1975 In his career, he was a starter in 28 of 34 career games including his final 23. Randy Cross (and many other UCLA linemen) also played collegiate rugby for the school. Randy was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2010.[6]
He played center from 1976–78 then guard from 1979–86 before finishing his career at center in the 1987 and 1988 seasons. Upon his retirement after Super Bowl XXIII, Randy joined the Miller Lite All Star's cast making a series of popular commercials for the brewing giant.
Broadcasting career
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From 1989 to 1993, Cross was a member of the CBS Sports team that covered the NFC playoffs and Super Bowl XXVI. In addition, he served as an analyst for CBS Radio Sports' coverage of Super Bowl XXIV, filling in for Hank Stram when the latter was stricken with laryngitis and had to leave the broadcast in the third quarter of the game.[7]
Cross left CBS (following their loss of the NFC package to Fox) to join NBC Sports as a football analyst for NFL telecasts and a part-time analyst for Notre Dame football games. In 1998, he returned to CBS Sports as a game analyst before serving as a studio analyst on The NFL Today from 1999 to 2001. He eventually returned to his game analyst duties in 2002.
He also co-hosts shows on the Sirius NFL Radio. In 2009, he became the color analyst for US Naval Academy home games on CBS College Sports TV. He is the former lead color commentator for New England Patriots pre-season games, from 1995 to 2012, alongside Don Criqui. Randy was a co-host of the midday show "Rick and Randy" with Rick Kamla on WZGC, a CBS radio station in Atlanta, Georgia, before being released from the station.
Personal
Cross lives in Alpharetta, Georgia, with his wife, Patrice Cross. They have three grown children, daughters Kelly and Crystal and son Brendan.
Randy Cross's father, Dennis Cross (1924–1991), was an American actor, who had the lead role in the syndicatedadventure series The Blue Angels (1960–61).[8]
References
^Tillman, Howard elected to college Hall of Fame, Associated Press, May 27, 2010.
^"California State Meet Results - 1915 to present". Hank Lawson. Retrieved December 25, 2012.
^(PDF). Crespi Carmelite High School. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 23, 2011. Retrieved February 27, 2011.
^. DyeStatCAL. May 5, 2004. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007. Retrieved September 28, 2007.
^"Registered & Protected by MarkMonitor". vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com.
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^Nidetz, Steve (January 30, 1990). "In any language, this year's Super Bowl quickly became a colossal bore". Chicago Tribune. p. 4 (4).
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Randall Laureat Cross born April 25 1954 is an American football analyst and former player He was a right guard and center in the National Football League NFL He played college football for the UCLA Bruins and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2011 1 Randy CrossCross in 2013No 62 51Position Guard CenterPersonal informationBorn 1954 04 25 April 25 1954 age 68 Brooklyn New York U S Height 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m Weight 265 lb 120 kg Career informationHigh school Crespi Carmelite Encino California College UCLANFL Draft 1976 Round 2 Pick 42Career historySan Francisco 49ers 1976 1988 Career highlights and awards3 Super Bowl champion XVI XIX XXIII 3 First team All Pro 1981 1984 1985 Second team All Pro 1986 3 Pro Bowl 1981 1982 1984 PFWA All Rookie Team 1976 Career NFL statisticsGames played 185Games started 180Fumble recoveries 6Player stats at NFL comCollege Football Hall of Fame Contents 1 High school years 2 College career 3 Professional career 4 Broadcasting career 5 Personal 6 References 7 External linksHigh school years EditCross was born in Brooklyn New York and attended Crespi Carmelite High School in Encino California He was renowned as a high school shot put champion in the Southern California CIF from 1970 72 when he was named CIF California State Meet champion in the event defeating future world record holder Terry Albritton and future WWF wrestling star Jim Neidhart both from Newport Harbor High School in the process 2 He heaved the 12 pound high school shot 67 6 5 which remains the Crespi school and stadium record 3 4 College career EditAt University of California Los Angeles UCLA Cross was an All America selection with the Bruins As a senior he helped lead his team to the 1976 Rose Bowl championship over top ranked Ohio State Cross began his career as a Center but was moved to Right Guard for his junior year before playing both Guard and Center as senior on a rare rotating nine man offensive line 5 On this rotating line Cross started at RG on the 1st unit and then moved to Center when the next group hit the field He was named First team All America in 1975 He was also a First team All Conference selection in 1975 In his career he was a starter in 28 of 34 career games including his final 23 Randy Cross and many other UCLA linemen also played collegiate rugby for the school Randy was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2010 6 Professional career EditThis section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living people that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately Find sources Randy Cross news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message In 1976 Cross was selected in the second round of the NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers His 13 year career entirely with the 49ers included three Pro Bowl selections and three Super Bowl championships SB XVI XIX and XXIII Cross s last game as a player was Super Bowl XXIII in early 1989 He played center from 1976 78 then guard from 1979 86 before finishing his career at center in the 1987 and 1988 seasons Upon his retirement after Super Bowl XXIII Randy joined the Miller Lite All Star s cast making a series of popular commercials for the brewing giant Broadcasting career EditThis section relies largely or entirely on a single source Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources Find sources Randy Cross news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2018 From 1989 to 1993 Cross was a member of the CBS Sports team that covered the NFC playoffs and Super Bowl XXVI In addition he served as an analyst for CBS Radio Sports coverage of Super Bowl XXIV filling in for Hank Stram when the latter was stricken with laryngitis and had to leave the broadcast in the third quarter of the game 7 Cross left CBS following their loss of the NFC package to Fox to join NBC Sports as a football analyst for NFL telecasts and a part time analyst for Notre Dame football games In 1998 he returned to CBS Sports as a game analyst before serving as a studio analyst on The NFL Today from 1999 to 2001 He eventually returned to his game analyst duties in 2002 He also co hosts shows on the Sirius NFL Radio In 2009 he became the color analyst for US Naval Academy home games on CBS College Sports TV He is the former lead color commentator for New England Patriots pre season games from 1995 to 2012 alongside Don Criqui Randy was a co host of the midday show Rick and Randy with Rick Kamla on WZGC a CBS radio station in Atlanta Georgia before being released from the station Personal EditCross lives in Alpharetta Georgia with his wife Patrice Cross They have three grown children daughters Kelly and Crystal and son Brendan Randy Cross s father Dennis Cross 1924 1991 was an American actor who had the lead role in the syndicated adventure series The Blue Angels 1960 61 8 References Edit Tillman Howard elected to college Hall of Fame Associated Press May 27 2010 California State Meet Results 1915 to present Hank Lawson Retrieved December 25 2012 Crespi Track amp Field Records PDF Crespi Carmelite High School Archived from the original PDF on July 23 2011 Retrieved February 27 2011 Bill Leeds San Fernando Valley Track and Field Coaching legend passes on DyeStatCAL May 5 2004 Archived from the original on October 11 2007 Retrieved September 28 2007 Registered amp Protected by MarkMonitor vault sportsillustrated cnn com Archived copy Archived from the original on July 28 2009 Retrieved April 14 2009 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Nidetz Steve January 30 1990 In any language this year s Super Bowl quickly became a colossal bore Chicago Tribune p 4 4 Actor s son takes Super Bowl hype in stride Fort Worth Star Telegram Fort Worth Texas January 15 1985 p 36 Retrieved December 12 2021 via Newspapers com External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Randy Cross Randy s Blog on LockerBlogger Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Randy Cross amp oldid 1131855415, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
