Chris Spielman

All-american College Football Player + Professional Football Player + Linebacker + Coach + College Football Hall of Fame Member

Male

Born Oct 11, 1965

Age 47

Hometown Canton, Ohio

Team Detroit Lions + C...

Position Linebacker

Draft Year 1988

Draft Round 2

Draft Pick 29

Charles Christopher Spielman is a former American football player and is currently an analyst for ESPN's coverage of college football games.

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NCAA Football: Ohio State-Urban Meyer Press Conference

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Nov 28, 2011

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Cleveland Browns linebacker Chris Spielman (54) prior to the game against the Dallas Cowboys for ...

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Aug 9, 1999

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Detroit Lions linebacker Chris Spielman (54) in action against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Tampa ...

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Oct 2, 1994

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Detroit Lions linebacker Chris Spielman in action against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Tampa Stadium.

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Sep 1, 1993

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'Experts' Make Bcs Title Game Predictions
Huffington Post Sports - Jan 07, 2013

Despite proving their doubters wrong en route to an undefeated regular season, Notre Dame is a heavy underdog heading into the BCS Championship game against Alabama. Most of the experts in sports media are siding with the oddsmakers and believe the Crimson Tide will roll over the Irish, creating a college football dynasty. Many of the high-profile writers and on-air personalities polled at ESPN and USA Today picked Nick Saban's Tide to hand Brian Kelly's squad its first lost. Ov...
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Your Week 6 College Football Announcing Schedule
Awful Announcing - Oct 04, 2012

The first Saturday in October brings plenty of juicy matchups all over college football. Primetime will be particularly stacked with big games. Will Fox be able to win the night once again behind unbeaten Texas aganst Geno Smith and West Virginia? As if that wasn't enough, there's also Notre Dame-Miami, Ohio State-Nebraska, and Georgia-South Carolina. All the games, dates, times, and announcers are below for you to plan your weekend accordingly. FBS: Thursday, Oct...
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Bn Gameday: Oregon State At Ucla Open Game Thread
Bruins Nation - Sep 22, 2012

Well here we go. As we always do we have talked/blabbed all game week about another highly anticipated Saturday. As usual by now we know all the story lines around this game, the key stats and the general vibe around this game. Now it's a matter of finding out how all this drama is going to play out on the field. It's going to be a hot one at the Rose Bowl this afternoon. Bruins and Beavers will get started at 12:30 pm Pacific/3:30 pm EST (ABC/ESPN2). Sean McDonough and
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Your Week 1 College Football Announcing Schedule
Awful Announcing - Aug 29, 2012

College football is now officially back because your opening week college football announcing schedule has arrived! And the best part about the 2012 season... no Craig James! Let's pause for a brief happy dance! All righty then. Craig James is out of the booth this season and so is AA flagbearer Pam Ward. Don't worry though, the Pammies will always be a part of Awful Announcing (at least until we're overthrown in a bloodless coup... well, hopefully it'll be bloodle...
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Timeline

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CHILDHOOD

1965 Birth Born on October 11, 1965.

TEENAGE

1983 17 Years Old Spielman graduated from Washington High School in Massillon, Ohio, where he was awarded the Dial Award for the national high-school scholar-athlete of the year in 1983.

TWENTIES

1988 22 Years Old 1 More Event

He is a 1988 graduate of The Ohio State University with a degree in recreation education. … Read More

1992 26 Years Old Spielman played eight seasons with the Lions (1988–95), and was a defensive stalwart during the team’s run to four playoff appearances, two NFC Central titles, and a berth in the 1992 NFC Championship Game. … Read More

1993 27 Years Old Spielman represented the Lions in four Pro Bowls (1990–92, 1995) and was named the team’s defensive MVP in 1993 and 1994.

THIRTIES

1996 30 Years Old 1 More Event

He played for the Buffalo Bills in 1996 and 1997.

1997 31 Years Old His 1997 season was limited because of a neck injury that required spinal surgery.

1999 33 Years Old 1 More Event

He returned to the NFL in the 1999 season, with the Cleveland Browns. … Read More

2001 35 Years Old After two years with FSN, Spielman joined ESPN in 2001. … Read More

2005 39 Years Old Spielman was the coach of the Columbus Destroyers, an Arena Football League team, in 2005. … Read More

FORTIES

2006 40 Years Old In 2006, Spielman hosted a reality series on ESPNU called Summer House.

2009 43 Years Old In April 2009 Spielman was elected into the College Football Hall of Fame.

2010 44 Years Old His induction came in July, 2010.

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