Irv Cross, one of the signature voices of
The NFL Today and CBS Sports for nearly 25 years, passed away on Sunday. He was 81 years old.
Following a nine-year career as an NFL defensive back, six of those seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles, Cross joined CBS Sports in 1971. With that, he became the first Black man to work as a full-time analyst on national television.
Cross was part of CBS’s iconic
The NFL Today pregame show with Brent Musburger, Phyllis George, and Jimmy “The Greek” Snyder beginning in 1975. He co-hosted the show with Musberger until 1989.
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