Jay Crawford Biography

Fast Facts

• Has worked with the Special Olympics and hosted for the Children's Miracle Network
• Earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in radio, television and film from Bowling Green State University in 1987
• Started his career in 1987 with a job at WYMT-TV in Hazard, Ky
• Began working for ESPN in 2003, hosting and anchoring various programs including "SportsCenter․"
• A sports journalist, he has provided coverage of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Super Bowl Championship in 2003
• Stated that he was a lifelong fan of the Cleveland Browns in a 2010 interview
• When he tried his hand as a minor league baseball pitcher, he threw two hitless innings and his fastball clocked in at 93 miles per hour