Jay Crawford

Jay Crawford
Jay Crawford participates in a skydive with the Army Golden Knights.
Born	(1965-07-04) July 4, 1965
Education	Bowling Green State University
Notable credit(s)	Four regional Emmy Awards Best Sportscaster Kentucky AP Award Three SPJ Best Sports Program Awards
Title	Co-Host, ESPN First Take
Website	http://www.espnmediazone.com/bios/Talent/Crawford_Jay.htm

Jay Crawford (born July 4, 1965) is the co-host of ESPN2's morning TV show First Take.

Biography

Early life and career

Born in Sandusky, Ohio, Crawford graduated from Perkins High School in Sandusky, Ohio in 1983. He went on to graduate from Bowling Green State University with a bachelor degree in Radio, Television, and Film in 1987.

Prior to joining ESPN he was the local sports director for WFTS-TV in Tampa, FL from 1998 to 2003. Prior to that stint he had a similar role at WBNS-TV in Columbus, OH from 1993 to 1998. He was a weekend sports anchor for WTIC-TV in Hartford, CT from 1992 to 1993. He started his sports career in 1987 at WYMT-TV in Hazard, Kentucky.

Not to be confused with Rollie Fingers or Nolan Ryan, Crawford made three appearances as a minor league baseball pitcher in 2005, splitting time between two independent teams, the St. Paul Saints and the Long Beach Armada. He registered a 0-1 record with a 2.25 ERA, and in his final outing, Crawford threw two hitless innings.

Personal

Crawford has heterochromia iridium, the condition of having one eye being a different color than the other; his right eye is blue and his left eye is brown

Crawford is a huge Michigan sports fan, and often defends Rip Hamilton despite Skip Bayless's frequent criticism of Rip.

Crawford also has a pronounced aversion to eating any sort of "seafood," citing in a June 10, 2009 show of First and 10.

Jay Crawford is also a distant distant cousin of Adam and Eve, Lee Corso, Hulk Hogan, Val Kilmer etc

External links

• First Take Show Information

References

http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080511/SPORTS03/805110345/-1/SPORTS09