American football player and sportscaster (1939–2021)
American football player
Irv Cross
No. 27
Position:
Cornerback
Personal information
Born:
(1939-07-27)July 27, 1939 Hammond, Indiana, U.S.
Died:
February 28, 2021(2021-02-28) (aged 81) North Oaks, Minnesota, U.S.
Height:
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:
195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:
Hammond (Hammond, Indiana)
College:
Northwestern
NFL draft:
1961 / Round: 7 / Pick: 98
Career history
Philadelphia Eagles (1961–1965)
Los Angeles Rams (1966–1968)
Philadelphia Eagles (1969)
Career highlights and awards
2× Pro Bowl (1964, 1965)
Career NFL statistics
Interceptions:
22
Interception yards:
258
Defensive touchdowns:
2
Fumble recoveries:
14
Player stats at PFR
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Irvin Acie Cross (July 27, 1939 – February 28, 2021) was an American professional football player and sportscaster. He played cornerback in the National Football League (NFL) and was a two-time Pro Bowl selection with the Philadelphia Eagles. Working with CBS, Cross was the first African-American sports analyst on national television. He was an initial co-host of The NFL Today, which became the pregame show standard for all television networks.
After playing college football for the Northwestern Wildcats, Cross was selected by Philadelphia in the seventh round of the 1961 NFL Draft. He played six of his nine NFL seasons with the Eagles. He was traded to the Los Angeles Rams and played there for three seasons before returning to the Eagles and finishing his playing career. While he was playing, Cross was also a radio and TV sports reporter in Philadelphia. He joined CBS in 1971, where he worked until 1994. The Pro Football Hall of Fame awarded him the Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award in 2009, becoming the first black person to receive the award. He was also an athletic director at Idaho State University and Macalester College.
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halftime, and postgame events with help from his NFL Today co-hosts IrvCross, Dick Butkus, and Will McDonough, along with game analysts Terry Bradshaw...
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originally hosted by journalist Brent Musburger and former NFL player IrvCross, with former Miss America Phyllis George serving as one of the reporters...
appearing alongside play-by-play announcer Don Criqui and commentator IrvCross on the CBS telecast of the New Orleans Saints playing against the Denver...
the pregame, halftime, and postgame coverage with analysts Dick Butkus, IrvCross and Will McDonough, all from CBS' The NFL Today. Locally, Super Bowl XXIII...
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regular season National Football League games (future The NFL Today co-host IrvCross was also doing NFL games at that time as well). Musburger was paired with...
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pregame, halftime and postgame coverage. Helping Musburger were reporters IrvCross and Will McDonough and analysts Jimmy "The Greek" Snyder, Terry Bradshaw...
Hosting pregame coverage for The Super Bowl Today was Brent Musburger, IrvCross, Phyllis George (in her final assignment for CBS), and Jimmy "The Greek"...
a play-by-play announcer for CBS) serving as host, former NFL player IrvCross as an analyst, and former Miss America Phyllis George as one of the reporters...
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