Mark May

Mark May

No. 73
Offensive Tackle
Personal information
Date of birth: November 2, 1959 (1959-11-02) (age 52) Oneonta, New York
Career information
College: Pittsburgh
NFL Draft: 1981 / Round: 1 / Pick: 20
Debuted in 1981 for the Washington Redskins
Last played in 1993 for the Phoenix Cardinals
Career history
Washington Redskins (1981-1990) San Diego Chargers (1991) Arizona Cardinals (1992-1993)
Career highlights and awards
Pro Bowl selection (1988) 2× Super Bowl Champion (XVII, XXII) 1980 Outland Trophy 70 Greatest Redskins
Stats at NFL.com
College Football Hall of Fame

Mark Eric May (born November 2, 1959) is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League. He is currently a football analyst for ESPN.

Biography

Football career

In his senior year at the University of Pittsburgh, May received the Outland Trophy as the nation's top collegiate interior lineman. The university retired May's number (73) in 2001, and he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2005.

May was drafted with the 20th pick of the first round of the 1981 NFL Draft and played guard for the Washington Redskins. He was a member of the famed "Hogs" offensive line, which was instrumental in the Redskins' victories in Super Bowl XVII and XXII (though May was injured for Super Bowl XVII). He was named one of the 70 greatest Redskins of all time.^[1]

Following his tenure with the Redskins, May played for the San Diego Chargers (1991) and Phoenix Cardinals (1992–93) before his retirement in 1993.

Broadcasting career

In 1995, May was hired by TNT as a studio analyst on its Sunday Night Football broadcasts. In 1997, May became a game analyst for the Sunday Night Football broadcasts on TNT.^[2] After TNT lost the broadcasting rights to Sunday Night Football following the 1997 season, May joined CBS Sports in 1998 as a game analyst for its NFL coverage from 1998–2000.

In 2001, May joined ESPN as a football analyst and commentator on college football. Along with Lou Holtz, he is currently a regular on the popular College Football Scoreboard and College Football Final as well as appearing on pregame, halftime, and postgame coverage during the season, and on College Football Live in the off-season, and offers analysis on ESPN2 and ESPNews. He was also present in the NFL Live studio throughout the entire 2007 NFL Draft. In 2005, he wrote Mark May's Tales from the Washington Redskins, a book detailing his experiences with the Washington Redskins.

References

1. ^ Washington Redskins
2. ^ Turner Sports - NFL on TNT

External links

• University of Pittsburgh article on May

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