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Kirk Herbstreit Bio, Family, Career, Wife, Net Worth, Measurements
| Profession: | Journalist |
| Date of Birth: | August 19, 1969 |
| Age: | 52 |
| Net value : | 5 millions |
| Place of birth: | Centerville, Ohio |
| Height (m): | 1,90 |
| Religion: | Christianity |
| Relationship Status: | Married |
Kirk Herbstreit is a former American football player and five-time Sports Emmy Award winner for broadcasting. Additionally, he was a regular quarterback for the Ohio State football team. He played a vital role during his senior seasons, winning an Ohio Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior. After graduating from Ohio State University, he changed his career from player to American sports analyst and color commentator.
He currently works as an analyst for a pregame show that airs on ESPN’s College GameDay. He also works as a global analyst for ESPN and ABC. Previously, he worked as a commentator on EA Sports’ NCAA Football until it was replaced by the new NCAA Football 14 series. Want to know more about the sports commentator, then keep scrolling.
KIRK HERBSTREIT: BIOGRAPHY, FAMILY, CAREER
He was born on August 19, 1969 as Kirk Edward Herbstreit in Centerville, Ohio, United States of America under the zodiac sign Leo. Kirk was born as the son of former 1960 Ohio State team co-captain Jim Herbstreit and his wife Evelyn, a homemaker. He has an American nationality and belongs to the white Caucasian ethnicity.
Regarding his education, he attended Centerville High School in Business Administration. After that, he joined Ohio State University from where he earned a degree in business administration in 1993. From 1989 to 1993, he was a four-year letter-winner as a quarterback at the ‘Ohio State University. Additionally, during his high school years, he played as a quarterback for the Elks with Ohio Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior. Additionally, he was a standout basketball and baseball player.
He then began his career in broadcasting and first appeared as a panelist for the Who’s Now series alongside Keyshawn Johnson and Michael Wilbon. Additionally, he had written a weekly in-season column, ‘Inside The Game With Kirk Herbstreit’ for The Sporting News. He then joined ESPN in 1996 as a senior analyst on College GameDay with Rece Davis, Desmond Howard, David Pollack, Lee Corso. Additionally, he had also contributed to 97.1 The Fan, an ESPN Radio affiliate of Columbus, Ohio.
KIRK HERBSTREIT: PERSONAL LIFE AND WIFE
Talking about his personal life, he is a married man with four sons. Additionally, he married his longtime girlfriend-turned-wife Allison Butler on June 13, 1998. The duo first met during her college days when she was a cheerleader at her college. The couple share four sons from their marriage. In 2000 they had identical twins Jake and Tye, Zak in 2003 and Chase in 2006 respectively.
KIRK HERBSTREIT: NET WORTH AND SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILES
He kept a nice amount of money from his career as an analyst for ESPN’s College GameDay. Additionally, ESPN pays an average salary ranging from around $50,000 per year or $25 per hour. The network pays the highest $124,000 per year to the associate director and the lowest $27,000 per year to its runner, sources say. Talking about his net worth, he has an estimate of around $5 million from his career.
He is very active on different social media platforms with verified accounts. On Instagram, he has an @kirkherbstreit account with 148,000 followers. He has a @KirkHerbstreit Twitter account with 1.6 million followers. Additionally, it goes through the verified Facebook account @KirkHerbstreit with 76,000 followers.
KIRK HERBSTREIT: BODY MEASUREMENTS
Sports analyst has athletic body structure which has unknown body measurements of chest or waist. Moreover, his body is 6 feet 3 inches or 1.90 meters tall and weighs around 95 kg. He has blue eye color with light brown hair color.