Todd Alan Blackledge

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Todd Alan Blackledge Wiki Biography

Todd Alan Blackledge was born on 25 February 1961, in Canton, Ohio USA, and is a retired professional American Football player, known from playing as a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) from 1983 to 1989. He also helped the Penn State Nittany Lions to a national championship. All of his efforts have helped put his net worth to where it is today.

How rich is Todd Blackledge? As of mid-2017, sources inform us of a net worth that is at $2 million, mostly earned through a successful career in professional football, playing for the Kansas City Chiefs and the Pittsburgh Steelers. As he continues his endeavors, it is expected that his wealth will also continue to increase.

Todd is the son of former NFL assistant coach Ron Blackledge. He attended Princeton High School and then North Canton Hoover High School from which he matriculated in 1979. He enrolled at Penn State where he would become a three-year starter. He helped the Nittany Lions to a 31-5 record leading to a 1982 national championship, and won the Davey O’Brien Award for the best quarterback in the nation.

Blackledge joined the 1983 NFL Draft, and was selected as the seventh overall pick by the Kansas City Chiefs. He played for five seasons with the Chiefs, and then ended his career with the Pittsburgh Steelers for which he played from 1988 to 1989. During his time in the NFL, his net worth increased significantly; he was in the draft class which included John Elway, Dan Marino and Hall of Famer Jim Kelley.

After his professional football career, Todd went into broadcasting which would help in building his net worth. He hosted radio sports talk shows on Ohio’s WHBC and Cleveland’s WKNR. He also did analyst work for EPSN and the Big East Network. In 1994, he became a college football analyst for ABC Sports, a role he held until 1998. Afterwards, he became a part of CBS Sports eventually the lead analyst for college football coverage. His next work would be as part of “ESPN College Football Saturday Primetime”, in which he was part of the first team. This led him to be featured in the segment “Todd’s Taste of the Town”, in which he visits local restaurants. According to an interview he gave, it was one of his most challenging broadcasting appearances. In 2013, he launched an official website – tasteofthetowntodd.com – and also wrote a book entitled “Taste of the Town: A Guided Tour of College Football’s Best Places to Eat”, which was released in the same year.

In 2014, Todd then tried his hand at a coaching career, becoming a head varsity basketball coach at Hoover High School.

For his personal life, it is known that Todd is married to Cherie and they have four children. He has been inducted into the Academic All-America Hall of Fame and sits on the Board of Visitors for Penn State’s Center for Sports Journalism. He was also rewarded with an NCAA Silver Anniversary Award, given to student-athletes who excelled in both their studies and professional careers. He is a Christian and often quotes a verse from the Bible during his daily tweets.

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Todd Alan Blackledge Quick Info

Full Name Todd Blackledge
Net Worth $2 Million
Date Of Birth February 25, 1961
Place Of Birth Canton, Ohio, USA
Profession American football quarterback
Education Pennsylvania State University
Nationality American
Spouse Cherie Blackledge
Parents Ron Blackledge, Linda Saccucci
Twitter https://twitter.com/todd_blackledge
IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3359409/
Nominations Heisman Trophy, Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Sports Personality – Sports Event Analyst
Movies ESPN Greatest Games: Penn State 1983 Sugar Bowl
TV Shows ESPN College Football Saturday Primetime Since, College Football Live, ESPN Greatest Games: Penn State, Sugar Bowl

Todd Alan Blackledge Important Facts

  • Part of the 1983 NFL “Quarterback Class”, which saw six QBs drafted in the first round: John Elway, Blackledge (by the Kansas City Chiefs), Jim Kelly, Tony Eason, Ken O’Brien, and Dan Marino. Member of Penn State’s 1982 NCAA National Champion team.

Todd Alan Blackledge Filmography

Title Year Status Character Role
2011 Chick-fil-A Bowl 2011 TV Special Himself – Color Commentator Self
2011 Allstate Sugar Bowl 2011 TV Special Himself – Color Commentator Self
2011 Capital One Bowl 2011 TV Special Himself – Color Commentator Self
2010 Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl 2010 TV Movie Himself – Color Commentator Self
2010 Capital One Bowl 2010 TV Movie Himself – Color Commentator Self
2009 Champs Sports Bowl 2009 TV Movie Himself – Color Commentator Self
2009 Capital One Bowl 2009 TV Movie Himself – Color Commentator Self
2008 Pioneer Las Vegas Bowl 2008 TV Movie Himself – Color Commentator Self
2008 Capital One Bowl 2008 TV Movie Himself – Color Commentator Self
2007 Champs Sports Bowl 2007 TV Movie Himself – Color Commentator Self
2007 Outback Bowl 2007 TV Movie Himself – Color Commentator Self
2006 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl 2006 TV Movie Himself – Color Commentator Self
ESPN 25: Who’s #1? 2006 TV Series documentary Himself Self
2005 Vitalis Sun Bowl 2005 TV Movie Himself – Color Commentator Self
2003 Wells Fargo Sun Bowl 2003 TV Movie Himself – Color Commentator Self
2002 Wells Fargo Sun Bowl 2002 TV Movie Himself – Color Commentator Self
2001 Wells Fargo Sun Bowl 2001 TV Movie Himself – Color Commentator Self
2000 Wells Fargo Sun Bowl 2000 TV Movie Himself – Color Commentator Self
2000 Army-Navy Game 2000 TV Movie Himself – Color Commentator Self
The NFL on CBS 2000 TV Series Himself – Color Commentator Self
1999 Wells Fargo Sun Bowl 1999 TV Movie Himself – Color Commentator Self
1999 Army-Navy Game 1999 TV Movie Himself – Color Commentator Self
ESPN College Football Thursday Primetime 1997-1998 TV Series Himself – Color Commentator Self
1997 Builders Square Alamo Bowl 1997 TV Movie Himself – Color Commentator Self
1996 Aloha Bowl 1996 TV Movie Himself – Color Commentator Self
1995 Nokia Sugar Bowl 1995 TV Movie Himself – Color Commentator Self
1995 Army-Navy Game 1995 TV Special Himself – Color Commentator Self
1993 Builders Square Alamo Bowl 1993 TV Movie Himself – Color Commentator Self
The NFL on NBC 1985-1988 TV Series Himself – Kansas City Chiefs Quarterback / Himself – Pittsburgh Steelers Quarterback Self
1983 NFL Draft 1983 TV Special Himself – 7th Overall Pick Self
2016 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl 2016 TV Movie Himself – Color Commentator Self
2015 Capital One Orange Bowl 2015 TV Movie Himself – Color Commentator Self
Mike & Mike 2011-2015 TV Series Himself – ESPN College Football Analyst / Himself – Telephone Interviewee / Himself – ESPN College Basketball Analyst Self
2015 Allstate Sugar Bowl 2015 TV Movie Himself – Color Commentator Self
2013 Valero Alamo Bowl 2013 TV Movie Himself – Color Commentator Self
30 for 30 2013 TV Series documentary Himself Self
2013 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl 2013 TV Special Himself – Color Commentator Self
2012 Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl 2012 TV Movie Himself – Color Commentator Self
2012 Allstate Sugar Bowl 2012 TV Movie Himself – Color Commentator Self
NFL Films Presents 2015 TV Series documentary Himself Archive Footage
ESPN SportsCentury 2003 TV Series documentary Himself Archive Footage

Todd Alan Blackledge Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie Category
2004 Emmy Sports Emmy Awards Outstanding Sports Personality – Sports Event Analyst Won
2004 Emmy Sports Emmy Awards Outstanding Sports Personality – Sports Event Analyst Nominated