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Don Criqui was born on 1 October, 1940 in Buffalo, New York, U.S., is an American sportscaster. Discover Don Criqui'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 83 years old?

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Age 83 years old
Zodiac Sign Libra
Born 1 October, 1940
Birthday 1 October
Birthplace Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Nationality United States

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His wife is Molly Criqui

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Don Criqui Net Worth

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1940

Don Criqui (born October 1, 1940) is an American sportscaster.

1967

He holds the record for longest-tenured NFL broadcaster in U.S. TV history, calling NFL football for 47 seasons (1967-2013) on NBC and CBS.

Criqui began with CBS in 1967 before moving to NBC Sports in 1979; he was 'traded' by CBS to NBC for Curt Gowdy.

1970

One of Criqui's most memorable NFL calls came on November 8, 1970: Tom Dempsey's 63-yard field goal that lifted the New Orleans Saints to a 19–17 victory over the Detroit Lions at New Orleans' Tulane Stadium.

1978

Criqui was also for many years the key spokesperson for Trans World Airlines, appearing as himself in many television, radio and print advertisements as part of the Ogilvy & Mather-produced advertising campaign: "You're Gonna Like Us (sm). TWA.", which ran between 1978 and 1984 in support of the airline's domestic U.S. marketing efforts.

For years, he also served as co-host of the weekend version of the newsmagazine Inside Edition.

He also served as a sportscaster on WOR radio in New York on the Rambling with Gambling show, as well as on WNBC radio on Imus in the Morning.

Other memorable NFL games that Criqui took part in were the 1978 "Miracle at the Meadowlands" and the 1982 "Epic in Miami".

1980

He also called "Red Right 88" in 1980, when Brian Sipe threw an interception in the end zone to end the Cleveland Browns' season.

1981

His most famous college basketball call was most likely the last-second upset by St. Joseph's over top-seeded DePaul in the Mideast regional second round of the 1981 NCAA Tournament.

1984

Criqui's most memorable call was the 1984 Orange Bowl between undefeated Nebraska and Miami.

Nebraska was on a 22-game winning streak coming into the game, but lost to Miami 31–30 when the Cornhuskers failed on a two-point conversion attempt which would have won the game.

1985

Criqui also did play-by-play of the 1985–86 seasons of Monday Night Football and Super Bowls XX and XXI (alongside Bob Trumpy) for NBC Radio.

1990

Though he was the NFL on NBC's top announcer only once (Week 6 of the 1990 season), Criqui has always been a featured announcer in the American sports scene and is notable for his longevity.

1991

His other projects include hosting radio talk shows about sports, serving as a part-time TV announcer for the New York Mets in 1991, and working as the play-by-play announcer for New England Patriots pre-season telecasts on WCVB-TV, Boston from 1995 to 2008 and for WBZ-TV, Boston from 2009 to 2012.

1995

From 1995 to 2012, he was the voice of New England Patriots pre-season football with Randy Cross.

Criqui called 14 Orange Bowls, including 4 games that decided the college football national championship.

1998

Criqui's most recent network assignment was CBS Sports from 1998 until 2013, where he called the NFL, women's and men's college basketball and college football.

When CBS reacquired the NFL in 1998, Criqui rejoined the network, and continued to serve as a play-by-play announcer as part of the NFL on CBS until his retirement from that position after the 2012 season.

He has also announced a number of other sports for CBS, NBC and ESPN including college football, college basketball, the ABA, the NBA, the NHL, professional golf and tennis tournaments, Triple Crown horse racing, the Canadian Football League and several Summer Olympics events.

During his tenure at NBC, Criqui called 14 Orange Bowl games.

2003

He was presented with the Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award from the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2003.

He is also a member of the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame.

Criqui lives with his wife Molly in Essex Fells, New Jersey; Together they have four sons, one daughter, and fifteen grandchildren.

2006

From 2006 until 2017, Criqui served as the football radio play-by-play voice for Notre Dame, his alma mater.

Criqui is a native of Buffalo, New York and grew up in the suburb of Kenmore.

He graduated from St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute in Kenmore, before attending the University of Notre Dame.

He served in the U.S. Air Force Reserve.

Criqui was the radio play-by-play voice of Notre Dame Fighting Irish football on the Notre Dame IMG Sports Network from 2006 to 2018.

2009

He along with Randy Cross called the Detroit Lions' comeback victory over the Browns in 2009.

2013

Criqui's final NFL broadcast came on December 8, 2013, when he filled in for Bill Macatee as he was having traveling issues in an ice storm in Dallas, calling the 27-26 New England Patriots victory over the Cleveland Browns.