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Todd Blackledge was born on 25 February, 1961 in Canton, Ohio, U.S., is an American football player (born 1961). Discover Todd Blackledge'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 63 years old?

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Age 63 years old
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Born 25 February 1961
Birthday 25 February
Birthplace Canton, Ohio, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1922

Blackledge was the MVP of the game, throwing for 228 yards and a 4th-quarter 47-yard touchdown to Gregg Garrity.

1961

Todd Alan Blackledge (born February 25, 1961) is a former American football quarterback in both the NCAA and National Football League (NFL).

In college, he led the Penn State Nittany Lions to a national championship.

1975

Blackledge's family moved to Princeton, New Jersey, where his father worked as offensive coordinator for the Princeton Tigers football team and Blackledge attended Princeton High School from 1975–76.

1979

He returned to the Canton area to finish his high school career at North Canton Hoover High School in North Canton, Ohio, from which he graduated in 1979.

1982

Blackledge was a three-year starter at Penn State, under Coach Joe Paterno, where he guided the Nittany Lions to a 31–5 record including a national championship in 1982.

Following the 1982 season, Blackledge won the Davey O'Brien Award for best quarterback in the nation.

As a senior, Blackledge threw for 2,218 yards with 22 touchdowns and 14 interceptions, while also rushing for three touchdowns.

1983

A member of the famed Class of 1983, he played for the Kansas City Chiefs and the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Blackledge led the Nittany Lions to the national championship with a 27–23 victory over Herschel Walker-led Georgia Bulldogs in the 1983 Sugar Bowl.

Blackledge was the seventh pick and second quarterback selected in the first round of the 1983 NFL Draft, chosen by the Kansas City Chiefs.

He was picked behind John Elway (#1, Baltimore) but ahead of Dan Marino (#27, Miami), astounding both Marino (who believed that he was better than Blackledge) and Blackledge himself (who had expected to be picked in the middle of the round).

He was also drafted ahead of Hall of Famer Jim Kelly (#14 Buffalo), as well as Tony Eason (#15, New England) and Ken O'Brien (#22, New York Jets).

He was the last quarterback drafted in the first round by the Chiefs until Patrick Mahomes three decades later.

Blackledge was a Chief for five seasons (1983–1987) before ending his career with the Pittsburgh Steelers (1988–1989).

He served mainly as a back-up to Pro-Bowl QB Bill Kenney in Kansas City.

Blackledge was the backup to Bubby Brister in Pittsburgh his final two seasons, going 2-3 in games started due to Brister's injury.

Overall, Blackledge was 15-14 as a starter in the NFL, throwing for 5,286 yards with 29 touchdowns and 38 interceptions.

Blackledge went on to host radio sports talk shows in Cleveland (WKNR) and Canton, Ohio (WHBC).

He also did analyst work for the Big East Network, Indianapolis Colts preseason games, and ESPN.

Blackledge earned a Bachelor of Arts in speech communication from Penn State in 1983, graduating Phi Beta Kappa with a 3.8 grade point average.

Named a first-team Academic All-American, he was also awarded the Eric Walker Award, given to the Penn State senior student who has most "enhanced the esteem and recognition of the University."

1994

Blackledge is a college football television broadcaster, working for ABC Sports from 1994 through 1998, for CBS Sports from 1999 to 2005, ESPN from 2006 through January 2023, and NBC since February 2023.

From 1994–1998, he worked as a college football analyst for ABC Sports.

1997

Blackledge was inducted into the Academic All-America Hall of Fame in 1997.

He sits on the Board of Visitors for Penn State's Center for Sports Journalism.

1999

In 1999, Blackledge joined CBS Sports as the lead analyst for the network's college football coverage.

2000

On September 10, 2000, he called the Oakland Raiders and Indianapolis Colts game with Greg Gumbel as he filled in for Phil Simms who underwent an emergency appendectomy.

2006

In 2006, he began serving on the first team alongside Mike Patrick for ESPN College Football Saturday Primetime on ESPN.

As part of his duties he is featured on "Todd's Taste of the Town", a segment where he visits a local restaurant and samples its fare.

Blackledge has facetiously stated this is the most difficult part of his broadcasting experience.

2008

Blackledge was selected to receive the prestigious 2008 NCAA Silver Anniversary Award, recognizing former student-athletes who excelled both in their collegiate and professional careers.

2009

Blackedge was teamed with Brad Nessler and sideline reporter Erin Andrews for the 2009 season, while Patrick was teamed with Craig James and sideline reporter Heather Cox.

On June 5, 2009, Blackledge received Penn State's prestigious Distinguished Alumni Award.

2014

In April 2014, Blackledge was hired as the head varsity basketball coach at Hoover High School in North Canton, Ohio.

Blackledge is the son of Ron, a former NFL assistant coach.

2020

In the early 2020s, Blackledge was paired with Sean McDonough, who returned to calling games at the college level after spending two seasons with Monday Night Football, and Holly Rowe, whom he has teamed with over the previous three years.

For the 2023 season, NBC Sports signed Blackledge as the color analyst on the new Big Ten Saturday Night package, partnering with Noah Eagle.

The duo was also the #2 play-by-play team for NFL on NBC, calling the Week 16 Bengals-Steelers game and the Browns-Texans Wild Card game on NBC.