Randy Cross
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| Randy Cross | |
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| Position(s): Offensive Lineman |
Jersey #(s): 51 |
| Born: April 25, 1954 Brooklyn, New York |
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| Career Information | |
| Year(s): 1976–1988 | |
| NFL Draft: 1976 / Round: 2 / Pick: 42 | |
| College: UCLA | |
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| Career Stats | |
| Games played | 185 |
| Games started | 180 |
| Fumble recoveries | 6 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
| Career Highlights and Awards | |
Randall "Randy" Laureat Cross (born April 25, 1954 in Brooklyn, New York) is a football analyst and former NFL offensive lineman.
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[edit] High School Career
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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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 Pappa on the Sirius Radio NFL Network.
[edit] Personal
He lives in Alpharetta, Georgia, with his wife, Patrice, and their three children.
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