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Kirk Herbstreit is an American former footballer, sports analyst, writer and producer. Kirk Herbstreit currently works as an analyst for ESPN’s College GameDay.
Early life
Kirk Herbstreit was born on August 19, 1969. His full name is Kirk Edward Herbstreit. He is currently 52 years old and his sun sign is Leo.
He is from Centerville, Ohio, USA. He is also the son of former co-captain of the 1960 Ohio State team, Jim Herbstreit.
This personality graduated from Centerville High School in Centerville, Ohio. Furthermore, he went to Ohio State University and graduated in business administration in the year 1993.
Caption: Old photo of Kirk Herbstreit with his father. Source: Wright
Kirk Herbstreit – Career and professional life
After graduating from Centerville High School, he played quarterback for the Ohio State University football team during his senior year.
Similarly, after John Cooper was confirmed as the head coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes in the year 1988, he became the first player to commit to the team.
And, over the next 5 years, he established himself as one of the biggest names on the team and became a four-time letterwinner.
During his tenure, Kirk played alongside Greg Frey and Kent Graham and also managed the team in 1992. Additionally, he was voted MVP in the 1992 season.
He and his father Jim became the second father-son duo to represent Ohio State as captains, as his father had represented the 1960 Ohio State team as co-captain along with offensive tackle Jim Tyrer.
Kirk also held the record for most passes completed by any Ohio State player at one time, before Troy Smith broke it in 2006.
Caption: Kirk Herbstreit at work. Source: sports broadcast
Further
After finishing his playing career, he became a commentator. Along with Desmond Howard, Rece Davis and Lee Corso,
He joined the panel of experts on the set of ESPN College GameDay, discussing and analyzing college football games, highlights and player profiles.
He then joined ABC Sports’ primetime college football series as an analyst alongside Chris Fowler. For this, he was nominated for a Sports Emmy Award in 1997 as lead television studio analyst.
He later worked as a color commentator for ESPN on Thursday night games.
He eventually began commentating Saturday night college football games on ABC and became host of the weekly college football radio show on radio station 97.1 The Fan in Columbus.
On March 23, 2022, he was announced as the new color commentator for Thursday Night Football on Prime Video.
And, that same day, Kirk agreed to an extension of his contract with ESPN to allow him to continue on GameDay, Saturday Night Football and the NFL Draft, to fulfill his new NFL duties for Amazon.
Kirk Herbstreit – Marital Status
Kirk met his wife Allison Butler at Ohio State, where she was a cheerleader. The two were married on June 13, 1998. Together they have four children.
The couple had identical twin sons, Jake and Tye, born in 2000 and later two more sons, Zak and Chase, born in 2003 and 2006 respectively.
The family moved from Ohio to Nashville in 2011, but now splits their time between there and Cincinnati.
Caption: Photo of Kirk Herbstreit with his children. Source: The
Kirk Herbstreit – Body Measurements
Kirk is 1.93 m or 6 feet 3 inches tall. Likewise, he weighs around 65 kilos. This personality has blue eyes and short blonde hair.
Apart from this, she has not provided any further details of her body to the public. Therefore, her chest size, waist size, hip size, dress size, shoe size, etc. are unknown.
Social media
His Twitter account ‘@KirkHerbstreit’ has amassed more than 1.6 million followers. Similarly, his Instagram account ‘@kirkherbstreit’ has amassed over 149,000 followers. And his Facebook page has gained more than 76,000 followers.
Net worth
This personality has a net worth of around $4 million. Kirk has made this fortune working as a sports analyst for the past two decades. Furthermore, he also owns a house in Nashville where he lives with his family.
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