- Spencer Tillman
NFL player
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Name=Spencer Tillman
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Position=RB
College=University of Oklahoma
DraftedYear= 1987
DraftedRound= 5 / Pick 133
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Awards=1982 Big Eight Conference UPI Player of the Year
1983 Big Eight Football Newcomer of the Year
1987 Orange Bowl MVP
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teams=Houston Oilers San Francisco 49ers
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HOF=Spencer Tillman (born
April 21 ,1964 inTulsa, Oklahoma ) is a former professionalAmerican football player who playedrunning back for eight seasons for theHouston Oilers andSan Francisco 49ers .College career
College Football
Tillman was an
All-America running back for theUniversity of Oklahoma (1982-85) and was the captain of the 1985 National Championship team when it defeatedPenn State , 25-10, in the Orange Bowl.He received several awards during his playing career, including UPI Player of the Year in the
Big Eight Conference in 1982, Big Eight Football Newcomer of the Year in 1983 and MVP of the 1986 Orange Bowl. He placed fifth in theHeisman Trophy voting in 1983.Journalism
Tillman earned a
bachelor's degree injournalism in 1986 and abachelor's degree incommunication s in 1988 from the University of Oklahoma.Professional Football
Houston Oilers
Spencer Tillman was drafted in the
1987 NFL Draft by theHouston Oilers as the 133rd Overall Pick in the 5th Round. He played for the Oilers for two seasons (1987-88).an Francisco 49ers and Super Bowl XXIV
In the 1988 off-season, Tillman was traded to the
San Francisco 49ers where he played for three seasons (1989-91). He was part of the 49ers roster atSuper Bowl XXIV when they defeated the AFC ChampionDenver Broncos .Return to the Oilers
In 1992, Tillman was traded back to Houston, where he completed his playing career (1992-94).
ports Broadcasting
Broadcasting during Off-season
After being drafted by the Houston Oilers in 1987, Tillman worked as an anchor and reporter at
KPRC-TV during the seven-month off-season. His football and broadcasting careers developed in tandem as he hosted two radio sports-talk shows and was a reporter and anchor for a radio PM magazine inOklahoma City prior to his television jobs.CBS Sports
Spencer Tillman joined
CBS Sports in 1999 as lead studio analyst for "College Football Today", the network's pre-game studio show. Tillman, who had served asWABC-TV 's sports anchor in New York from 1997 to 1999 and spent 10 years as a sports anchor forKPRC-TV Houston , is paired withTim Brando at the "College Football Today" desk. Tillman and Brando also broadcast regional NFL games for CBS from 2000-2003.He has also served for four years as a reporter for the Network's NCAA tournament coverage and is an anchor for regional broadcasts on
Fox Sports Net . He also served as host ofDirecTV 's "NFL Sunday Ticket ."KGOW 1560 AM Houston
Spencer Tillman began duties as the voice of 1560 The Game, a Houston sports talk radio station, when the station launched its new format in August 2007. Spencer's role includes reading promotional copy for the station as well as weekly on-air time during football season.
Personal life
Spencer currently lives in
Sugar Land, Texas , along with his wife, Rita, and their four daughters.External links
* [http://www.sportsline.com/cbssports/team/stillman Spencer Tillman's profile for CBS Sports]
* [http://www.impactxxi.com/people/SpencerTillmanspage.html Spencer Tillman's bio on Impact XXI]
* [http://secretsofsuccess.com/people/tillman.html Still Scoring in the Red Zone]
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