Richard Joseph Gannon Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Richard Joseph "Rich" Gannon (born December 20, 1965) is a former American football quarterback who played eighteen seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He is currently a sports commentator with the CBS Sports and Sirius XM NFL Radio.Gannon grew up in Philadelphia and played college football at the University of Delaware. At Delaware, Gannon directed coach Tubby Raymond's Wing-T offense. Gannon recorded at least 2,000 offensive yards for three straight seasons at Delaware and was Yankee Conference Offensive Player of the Year as a senior.In the 1987 NFL Draft, the New England Patriots selected Gannon in the fourth round intent upon converting Gannon to running back. Gannon was soon traded to the Minnesota Vikings and would play with the Vikings until 1992. Gannon began his career as a backup for Wade Wilson. He started his first games in 1990 in relief of an injured Wilson and would start many games in 1991. In 1992, Gannon formally became the starting quarterback for the Vikings and led the Vikings to an 11-5 season and the playoffs after two consecutive losing seasons.Gannon played with the Washington Redskins in 1993, the Kansas City Chiefs from 1995 to 1998, and the Oakland Raiders from 1999 to 2004. With the Raiders, Gannon achieved his greatest successes, including four consecutive seasons making the Pro Bowl (1999 to 2002), three consecutive postseason appearances for the Raiders (2000 to 2002), three All-Pro selections (2000 to 2002), and an appearance in Super Bowl XXXVII. However, Gannon spent much of his final two seasons (2003 and 2004) with injuries, and the Raiders had losing records in those seasons.After retiring from football before the 2005 season, Gannon began a career in sports broadcasting. Currently, Gannon is an analyst for NFL on CBS and co-hosts the radio program The Sirius Blitz on Sirius XM NFL Radio.
Led the NFL in Passes Completed (418), Pass Attempts (618), Passing Yards (4,689), Passing Yards/Game (293.1), Pass Attempts/Game (38.6) and Passes Completed/Game (26.1) in 2002.
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Was voted MVP of the Pro Bowl in 2000 and 2001.
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Won the NFL Most Valuable Player Award after a record-setting 2002 season, which helped the Raiders advance to Super Bowl XXXVII.
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Was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon national fraternity (Delaware Alpha chapter - University of Delaware.)
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Year
Status
Character
Rome
2014
TV Series
Himself - Guest
CBS This Morning: Saturday
2012
TV Series
Himself - CBS Sports Analyst
Rome Is Burning
2010
TV Series
Himself
The NFL on CBS
1991-2008
TV Series
Himself - Oakland Raiders Quarterback / Himself - Color Commentator / Himself - Minnesota Vikings Quarterback
16th Annual American Century Championship
2005
TV Mini-Series
Himself
ESPN's Sunday Night Football
1990-2004
TV Series
Himself - Oakland Raiders Quarterback / Himself - Kansas City Chiefs Quarterback / Himself - Minnesota Vikings Quarterback
NFL Monday Night Football
1990-2003
TV Series
Himself - Oakland Raiders Quarterback / Himself - Kansas City Chiefs Quarterback / Himself - Minnesota Vikings Quarterback / ...
Super Bowl XXXVII
2003
TV Movie
Himself - Oakland Raiders Quarterback
NFL on FOX
1999-2000
TV Series
Himself - Oakland Raiders Quarterback
TNT Sunday Night Football
1990-1997
TV Series
Himself - Minnesota Vikings Quarterback / Himself - Kansas City Chiefs Quarterback
The NFL on NBC
1990-1996
TV Series
Himself - Kansas City Chiefs Quarterback / Himself - Minnesota Vikings Quarterback
1987 NFL Draft
1987
TV Movie
Himself - 98th Overall Pick
Known for movies
Super Bowl XXXVII (2003) as Himself - Oakland Raiders Quarterback
NFL Monday Night Football (1990-2003) as Himself - Oakland Raiders Quarterback / Himself - Kansas City Chiefs Quarterback / Himself - Minnesota Vikings Quarterback / Himself - Washington Redskins Quarterback
ESPN's Sunday Night Football (1990-2004) as Himself - Oakland Raiders Quarterback / Himself - Kansas City Chiefs Quarterback / Himself - Minnesota Vikings Quarterback
16th Annual American Century Championship (2005) as Himself