American sports columnist and commentator (born 1951)
Skip Bayless
Bayless in 2014
Born
John Edward Bayless II
(1951-12-04) December 4, 1951 (age 72)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Education
Vanderbilt University
Occupation(s)
Sportswriter, television sports commentator
Notable credit(s)
FS1 (Skip and Shannon: Undisputed) 2016–present ESPN (Cold Pizza, First Take) 2004–2016 San Jose Mercury News Chicago Tribune Dallas Times Herald Dallas Morning News Los Angeles Times Miami Herald
Spouse
Ernestine Sclafani
(m. 2016)
[1]
Family
Rick Bayless (brother)
Skip Bayless (born John Edward Bayless II; born December 4, 1951)[2][3] is an American sports columnist, commentator, and television personality. He is well-known for his work as a commentator on the ESPN2 show First Take with Stephen A. Smith, a show which he left in June 2016.[4] Bayless debuted his show Skip and Shannon: Undisputed with Shannon Sharpe on Fox Sports 1 on September 6, 2016.[5]
^"Ernestine Sclafani Bayless explains what it's like living with Skip during his Cowboys' rollercoaster season". Fox Sports. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
^Bayless, Skip. "What's Skip's real name? He discusses legally changing his name to Skip and origin of the nickname". Youtube. Fox Sports. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
^"Skip Bayless". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 25, 2023. Birthday: Dec 4, 1951; Birthplace: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA.
^Report, Post Wire (April 26, 2016). "Skip Bayless is leaving ESPN for a ridiculous amount of money". New York Post. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
^Sean Gentille (August 24, 2016). "The name for Skip Bayless FS1 show: Skip and Shannon Undisputed". Sports News. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
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Studio Return". Deadline Hollywood. Menella, Dan (September 11, 2020). "SkipBayless Doubles Down on Depression Comments". Radio.com. Florio, Mike (September...
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