Biography of Ahmad Rashad

Ahmad Rashad is an American sportscaster and former professional American football player. He works primarily for NBC Sports. As a football player, he used to play from the wide receiver position and played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Buffalo Bills, and Minnesota Vikings in the NFL.

Brief biography of Ahmad Rashad

Hailing from Oregon, Ahmad Rashad was born on November 19, 1949 as Robert Earl Moore. His name Ahmad Rashad means ‘Admirable led to truth’. He is also known by the name of Bobby Moore.

Ahmad Rashad was fond of sports since his childhood. He played football at his school at Mount Tahoma High School. Following his high school graduation, he earned an athletic scholarship to the University of Oregon in Eugene, where he played for his University under head coach Jerry Frei. He was a member of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity and graduated with a degree in elementary education.

Football career

Ahmad Rashad began playing from the wide receiver position as a sophomore in 1969 and went on to run back where he served as an All-American in 1971. Ahmad Rashad began playing in the NFL after being selected as the fourth player in the 1972 NFL Draft by the St. Louis Cardinals. He made the UPI all-rookie team in 1972. When the Cardinals named a new head coach, Ahmad was traded to the Buffalo Bills for backup quarterback Dennis Shaw in 1973. Later in 1976, Buffalo traded him to Minnesota Vikings in 1976 for a future draft. pick up.

Ahmad Rashad had initially failed the Vikings physical test, but was still kept on the team due to the actions of quarterback Fran Tarkenton. In his football career, he has received 495 receptions and 44 touchdowns. He was named one of the 50 greatest Vikings.

broadcasting career

After retiring from his football career, Ahmad Rashad began working in the media as a sportscaster covering the NFL, NBA, and Major League Baseball. He is often seen as a studio host and game reporter for NBC Sports and ABC. He has hosted NBA Inside Stuff for 16 seasons, Real TV video clip show in 2000, reality show Celebrity Mole, NBA Access with Ahmad Rashad on ABC Network and many others. He has appeared as a guest on various shows.

He resides in a $5 million mansion

Ahmad Rashad, 67, is reported to earn a lucrative amount of salary that increases his net worth by the day. According to sources, it is reported that he has a net worth of $8 million. As a player for the Minnesota Vikings, he was supposed to receive $200,000.

As now, he resides in $5 million homes in the Bears Club complex. He also owns a house in nearby Palm Beach Gardens that is worth $350,000.

Married to Ana Luz Rodríguez-Paz after four divorces

Moving on to his personal life, Ahmad Rashad is a married man. His marital life is full of ups and downs. He has been married five times and divorced four times. He married her first wife Deidre Waters in 1969 and has a daughter with her named Keva born in 1970. The same year, he became the father of a son named Sean from her affair. The name of his girlfriend is not revealed. Due to his infidelity, his wife Deidre divorced him on January 26, 1970.

In 1976, Ahmad Rashad married Matilda Johnson with whom he has two children, a daughter named Maiyisha and a son named Ahmad Jr. The couple divorced in 1979. After that, he married actress Phylicia Ayers-Allen, better known for appearing on The Cosby Show. Ahmad had proposed her on national television during the pregame show between the Detroit Lions and the New York Jets. The marriage was third for both the couple. Phylicia was the mother of a son before marrying him. The couple gave birth to a daughter named Condola Phylea Rashad after one year of marriage in 1986. The couple spent 16 happy years together. However, the couple began having misunderstandings and problems in their relationship, and eventually the marital relationship ended in divorce in 2001.

Ahmad Rashad married the ex-wife of New York Jets owner and Johnson & Johnson heir Woody Johnson, Sale Johnson, in 2007 signing prenuptial agreements that he would get a penny if the divorce goes between them. Sale had three children from his ex-husband. The couple divorced in 2013. Again in 2016, Ahmad married a thirty-five-year-old psychologist, Ana Luz Rodríguez-Paz. Currently, the couple lives happily together.

He is also the stepfather of Casey Johnson .