Ed Cunningham
Encyclopedia
Ed Cunningham is a former professional American football
player who played center
for five seasons for the Arizona Cardinals
and the Seattle Seahawks
. Prior to his professional career, Cunningham played center for the University of Washington Huskies, helping them win a National Championship in 1991. After his football career, he became a football
analyst
for TNN
(now known as Spike) calling games for the Arena Football League with Eli Gold as his broadcast partner. Cunningham later moved on to calling NCAA Football games for CBS
and then ABC
. In 2007, he worked with play-by-play announcer Ron Franklin
and sideline reporter
Jack Arute
on ABC regional telecasts.
In 2008, Cunningham added to his duties on ESPN
, as an in-studio football analyst on College Football Live
. He continued to work with Franklin and Arute on ABC regional telecasts as well.
More recently, he was a producer on the documentary The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters
.
Sipple, Steven M, Review of Ed Cunningham's lack of NCAA rules.
Kerkhoff, Blair, Hard-hitting commentary on hard hits irks Huskers fans
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
player who played center
Center (American football)
Center is a position in American football and Canadian football . The center is the innermost lineman of the offensive line on a football team's offense...
for five seasons for the Arizona Cardinals
Arizona Cardinals
The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
and the Seattle Seahawks
Seattle Seahawks
The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle, Washington. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team joined the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team...
. Prior to his professional career, Cunningham played center for the University of Washington Huskies, helping them win a National Championship in 1991. After his football career, he became a football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
analyst
Color commentator
A color commentator is a sports commentator who assists the play-by-play announcer, often by filling in any time when play is not in progress. The color analyst and main commentator will often exchange comments freely throughout the broadcast, when the play-by-play announcer is not describing the...
for TNN
TNN Motor Sports/TNN Sports
TNN Sports was a unit of The Nashville Network, and later as The National Network . TNN Sports aired Motorsports events from 1983–2003, the XFL in 2001, and Arena Football League games from 2000–2003-History:It all began when the network launched in 1983...
(now known as Spike) calling games for the Arena Football League with Eli Gold as his broadcast partner. Cunningham later moved on to calling NCAA Football games for CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
and then ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
. In 2007, he worked with play-by-play announcer Ron Franklin
Ron Franklin
Ron Franklin is an American sportscaster, most notably with ESPN, where he was employed from 1987-2011. He was fired by ESPN on January 4, 2011 after allegedly making sexist comments to and then berating a colleague.He is married with one child...
and sideline reporter
Sideline reporter
A sideline reporter, also known as a field reporter, courtside reporter , clubhouse reporter or dugout reporter , rinkside reporter or inside-the-glass reporter , on-court reporter , hole reporter , or boundary rider , is a member of the...
Jack Arute
Jack Arute
Jack Arute, Jr. currently covers the NFL and college sports for Sirius XM Radio. He is the president of the Stafford Motor Speedway in Connecticut...
on ABC regional telecasts.
In 2008, Cunningham added to his duties on ESPN
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
, as an in-studio football analyst on College Football Live
College Football Live
College Football Live is a show that airs weekdays on ESPN or ESPN2, and ESPNU. Its premiere was on Monday, July 23, 2007. Rece Davis is the lead host, but it also features ESPN college football analysts Kirk Herbstreit, Lee Corso, Lou Holtz, Mark May, Desmond Howard, Bob Griese, and others...
. He continued to work with Franklin and Arute on ABC regional telecasts as well.
More recently, he was a producer on the documentary The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters
The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters
The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters is a 2007 American documentary film that follows Steve Wiebe as he tries to take the world high score for the arcade game Donkey Kong from reigning champion Billy Mitchell...
.
Meeting
Cunningham met with the Nebraska defensive coordinator the week of October 30 to discuss Eric Martin's hit against Oklahoma State's Andrew Hudson.Sources
- http://huskerextra.com/sports/football/article_e91768ba-e6f0-11df-a361-001cc4c03286.html
Sipple, Steven M, Review of Ed Cunningham's lack of NCAA rules.
- http://www.kansascity.com/2010/11/04/2395930/hard-hitting-commentary-on-hard.html
Kerkhoff, Blair, Hard-hitting commentary on hard hits irks Huskers fans
- http://www.kansascity.com/2010/11/04/2395930/hard-hitting-commentary-on-hard.html#ixzz1aKmuSLNO