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Mike Carlson (Michael Roy Carlson) was born on 12 March, 1951 in Connecticut, US, is a British television pundit of NFL coverage. Discover Mike Carlson's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 73 years old?

Popular As Michael Roy Carlson
Occupation television pundit radio commentator writer journalist
Age 73 years old
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Born 12 March 1951
Birthday 12 March
Birthplace Connecticut, US
Nationality American

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Mike Carlson Height, Weight & Measurements

At 73 years old, Mike Carlson height is 6 ft 3 in .

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Height 6 ft 3 in
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He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.

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Children Nathaniel Carlson

Mike Carlson Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Mike Carlson worth at the age of 73 years old? Mike Carlson’s income source is mostly from being a successful television. He is from American. We have estimated Mike Carlson's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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1951

Michael Carlson (born March 12, 1951) is a pundit of National Football League (NFL) coverage in the United Kingdom.

1968

He played football, as a tight end, and lacrosse, at all four positions, at Wesleyan University from 1968 to 1972 (where he was a contemporary of Bill Belichick, with whom he played lacrosse in 1972, when he was a senior and Belichick a freshman).

1977

After taking an MA in English at McGill University in Montreal, with a creative writing thesis (a book of poems called The Apprehensions), he moved to the UK in 1977, Carlson worked as a sports editor for the television news agency UPITN before joining ABC Sports as their director of programming in Europe.

Later he became vice-president of European operations for Major League Baseball before beginning his freelance career.

1990

On screen he has also appeared occasionally as a baseball pundit on MLB on Five hosted by Jonny Gould, a sport he previously presented on Sky Sports in the mid-1990s.

He also wrote the Channel Five Guide To Baseball.

He is the commentator for World Baseball Classic on Eurosport.

He has covered a variety of other sports on television including Basketball, Poker, Soccer, and Lacrosse.

He has worked behind the scenes on the television coverage of both Olympic Games and FIFA World Cup tournaments.

1991

In 1991, he teamed up with Nick Halling to cover Major League Baseball for satellite station Screensport, a partnership which continued with the World League of American Football, and during the early years of the league's successor, NFL Europe, on Sky Sports.

1994

In 1994, Carlson left Major League Baseball and became a freelance journalist.

He reviews books and film, and wrote three books in the Pocket Essentials series, on the film directors Sergio Leone, Clint Eastwood, and Oliver Stone.

He also writes obituaries for The Guardian and The Independent and on sport for a number of outlets, including NFLUK.com.

1998

He worked on Channel Five's coverage of the sport from 1998 to 2010 and Channel 4's coverage of the sport from 2010 to 2015.

In 1998, the United Kingdom terrestrial TV station Channel 5 began covering Monday Night Football for which Carlson was the regular analyst from the start until the channel's coverage ended in 2010.

During this time he worked with hosts Martin Bayfield, Josh Chetwynd, Mark Webster, Simon Golding, Colin Murray and Nat Coombs.

He contributed to now-defunct weekly American football newspaper First Down and covered NFL Europe for NFL.com, Pro Football Weekly, the International Herald Tribune, and for a couple of seasons, The Guardian.

Carlson developed a few strange "catchphrases" during his commentary of NFL highlights broadcast during gaps in the live game, including a list of alternative names for stadia and teams e.g. Arizona Crads (half-Card, half crap), Newark Airport Jets & New Jersey Giants, "he couldn't be more alone if he was..."

for touchdowns scored by players with nobody around them, with the punchline usually involving a celebrity or famous figure that has been caught with their trousers down, to making special note of anyone involved named "Nate", the name of his son.

He often refers to player Torry Holt as "The Torry You Can Support" – a jibe at the Conservative Party's recent misfortunes in UK politics (they are known as the Tories).

He also refers to Reggie Bush as "The Bush you can support" – a jibe at George W. Bush.

Another common catchphrase is "and that pass was high, but not in the Ricky Williams sense," referring to the player's use of marijuana.

He developed a fictional award named "Trent of the Week" for the best player in the week's games named Trent.

Some of Carlson's more elaborate comedic moments involved complex re-wordings of The Raven during a rough patch for the Baltimore Ravens, and singing a re-lyricised version of John Brown's Body entitled Jeff George Is Marching On – to a particularly miserable Dallas Cowboys performance, which included noted quarterback bust Ryan Leaf.

2000

In 2000, he and Mark Webster provided commentary for the Meridian TV and ITV2 series Trans-Atlantic Wrestling Challenge.

2008

He was also the main analyst for BBC's coverage of the Super Bowl between 2008-2013 and 2016–2017.

Carlson was one of the analysts for the BBC's inaugural coverage of the Super Bowl in February 2008, hosted by Jake Humphrey, with Rod Woodson as his partner.

He returned to analyse for the BBC during their first live regular season game at Wembley in October 2008, with Jerry Rice, again at Super Bowl XLIII, with Rod Woodson, and briefly during the recorded highlights of the 2009 Wembley match.

2009

He has also appeared on BBC Sport's "American Football" programme showing highlights of the playoffs during the 2009/10 season.

2010

Since 2010 he has returned to Channel 4 to provide punditry for the 2011–12 NFL season and co-hosted the American sports podcast Americarnage with Nat Coombs and Dan Louw from 2011 to 2016.

Carlson has continued his work on the BBC, providing analysis in the highlights shows for both the International Series and Playoffs for the 2010/11 and 2011/12 season.

2011

On 21 May 2011, Carlson "will call all the action from the Sheikh Amri Abeid Memorial Stadium in Arusha when Tanzania hosts the first game of college American Football to be played on the African continent."

2012

He also commentated on BBC's coverage of basketball at the 2012 Olympics and the 2016 Olympics.

He is originally from Connecticut, US.

Carlson played defensive end at Milford Academy as an underage academic scholarship student on a largely post-graduate teams.

He played lacrosse as a freshman, then lettered in basketball and track as senior (running the 440 and 4x220).

Carlson was the lead commentator for the BBC's coverage of the basketball at the 2012 Olympics, alongside co-commentator John Amaechi.

Whilst commentating after the finish of the quarter-final game between Argentina and Brazil, Carlson was hit on the head by a rogue basketball that had been kicked into the stands by Argentinian player Pablo Prigioni – his bewildered reaction became a popular video on the internet.

Carlson joined Mark Chapman and Danny Amendola, of the St. Louis Rams, for the BBC's coverage of Super Bowl XLVI on 5–6 February 2012.

2016

He was also part of the commentary team for the BBC's coverage of the basketball at the 2016 Olympics, alongside Australian sports broadcasters Mark Chester, Matthew Hill, Steve Robilliard and Vitor Sobral.