Randy Cross

Infobox NFLretired


position=Offensive Lineman
number=51
birthdate=birth date and age|1954|4|25
Brooklyn, New York
deathdate=
debutyear=1976
finalyear=1988
draftyear=1976
draftround=2
draftpick=42
college=UCLA
teams=
* San Francisco 49ers (1976-1988)
stat1label=Games played
stat1value=185
stat2label=Games started
stat2value=180
stat3label=Fumble recoveries
stat3value=6
nfl=CRO458240
highlights=
* 3x Pro Bowl selection (1981, 1982, 1984)
* 6x All-Pro selection (1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987)
* 3x Super Bowl champion (XVI, XIX, XXIII)
HOF=

Randall "Randy" Laureat Cross (born April 25 1954 in Brooklyn, New York) is a football analyst and former NFL offensive lineman.

High school years

Cross was renowned as a high school shot put champion in the Southern California CIF during the years 1970-1972. He attended Crespi Carmelite High School in Encino, California. In 1972 he was state champion in the event, and had heaved the 12 pound high school shot over 67 feet.
* [http://www.dyestatcal.com/news/tr2004/5-May/20Leeds.htm]

College career

At UCLA, Cross was a two-time All-America selection. As a senior he helped lead his team to the 1976 Rose Bowl championship. 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. On this roataing line Cross started at RG on the 1st unit and then moved to Center when the next group hit the field.

Randy Cross (and many other UCLA linemen) also played collegiate rugby for the school.

Pro career

In 1976, he was selected in the second-round of the NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers; his 13-year career included three All-Pro selections, three Pro Bowl selections and three Super Bowl championships. Cross' last game as a player was Super Bowl XXIII in 1989.

Broadcasting career

From 1989-1993, 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.

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 1999-2001. He eventually returned to his game analyst duties in 2002.He currently co-hosts "The Opening Drive" with Bob Papa on the Sirius Radio NFL Network.

Personal

He lives in Alpharetta, Georgia, with his wife, Patrice, and their three children.

See also

* List of NFL on NBC commentator pairings
* NFL on CBS commentator pairings

External links

* [http://www.randycross.com/ Randy Cross website]