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Todd Blackledge Biography

Todd Blackledge is a well-known former American football quarterback in both the National Football League and NCAA. As of now, he serves as a college football analyst at ESPN. While in college, he led the Penn State Nittany Lions to a national championship and being a pro, he played for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Kansas City Chiefs.

Todd Blackledge Age

Todd Blackledge was born on 25th February 1961, in Canton, Ohio, in the United States of America. He is 61 years old.

Todd Blackledge Height

Todd is a man of tall stature and stands at a height of 6 feet 3 inches (Approx 1.91 m).

Todd Blackledge Family

Todd was born and raised by his caring and supportive parents in Canton, Ohio. He is the proud son of Ron Blackledge and Linda Saccucci. His dad, Ron is a former American football player and coach. From 1978 to 1980, Ron served as the head football coach at Kent State Campus compiling a record of 8–25.

Todd Blackledge Wife

He is blissfully hitched to his lovely wife called Cherie Blackledge. The pair first met in Kansas City and they are blessed with four children including Eli Blackledge, Harrison Blackledge, and Owen Blackledge. The adorable family resides in the village of Hills and Dales in Jackson Township in Ohio.

Todd Blackledge Education

He enrolled at Penn State and graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a Bachelor of Arts in speech communication with a 3.8-grade point average in 1983. While there, he was honored with the Eric Walker Award, presented to the Penn State senior learners who have most “enhanced the esteem and recognition of the Campus. In 1997, Todd was ushered into the Academic All-America Hall of Fame.

Todd Blackledge Salary

He receives a desirable salary of $81,121 per year. This is in accordance with ESPN college football analysts’ salaries.

Todd Blackledge Net Worth

Todd Blackledge has amassed a decent fortune over the years of his work and has an estimated net worth of $2 million.

Todd Blackledge Career

Todd went on to host radio sports talk shows in Canton, Ohio (WHBC) and Cleveland (WKNR). He also did analyst tenure for the Indianapolis Colts preseason games, ESPN, and Big East Network. From 1994–1998, he worked for ABC Sports as a college football analyst. In 1999, he joined CBS Sports as the lead analyst for the network’s college football coverage.

On 10th September 2000, Todd called the Indianapolis Colts and Oakland Raiders game alongside Greg Gumbel as he filled in for Phil Simms who underwent an emergency appendectomy. He began working on the first team together with Mike Patrick for ESPN College Football Saturday Primetime on ESPN in 2006.

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