Todd Blackledge Bio, Age, Wife, Stats, NFL, Height and Net Worth

Todd Blackledge Biography

Todd Blackledge whose birth name is Todd Alan Blackledge is a former American football quarterback in both the NCAA and National Football League. In college, he led the Penn State Nittany Lions to a national championship and played for the Kansas city chiefs.

Todd Blackledge Education

Blackledge attended Princeton High School in Princeton, New Jersey, from 1975 to 1976. Blackledge earned a Bachelor of Arts in speech communication from Penn State in 1983, graduating Phi Beta Kappa with a 3.8-grade point average. Named a first-team Academic All American, he was also awarded the Eric Walker Award, given to the Penn State senior student who has most enhanced the esteem and recognition of the University.  Blackledge was inducted into the Academic All America Hall of Fame in 1997.

Todd Blackledge NFL

During his career, he was the seventh pick in the first round of the 1983 NFL Draft, picked by the Kansas City Chiefs. He was picked behind John Elway however in front of Dan Marino, bewildering both Marino and Blackledge himself.

Meanwhile, he likewise drafted in front of Hall of Famer Jim Kelly. He was a Chief for five seasons from 1983 to 1987, preceding the completion of his vocation with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the vicinity of 1988 and 1989. Then he went ahead to host radio games syndicated programs in Cleveland (WKNR) and Canton, Ohio (WHBC). He likewise did expert work for the Big East Network, Indianapolis Colts preseason diversions, and ESPN.

Between 1994 and 1998, he functioned as a school football examiner for ABC Sports. In 1999, Todd Blackledge joined CBS Sports as the lead expert for the system’s school football scope. Then he started serving on the primary group close by Mike Patrick for ESPN College Football Saturday Primetime on ESPN in 2006. He visits a locally outstanding eatery and tests its charge. Blackledge has cleverly expressed this is the most troublesome piece of his telecom encounter.

Furthermore, Todd Blackledge was contracted as the head varsity ball mentor at Hoover High School in North Canton, Ohio. Currently, he is honing varsity b-ball at North Canton Hoover High School and the North Canton Little League 10-year-old Williamsport group.

Todd Blackledge Age

Todd was born on February 25, 1961, in Canton, Ohio United States. He is 58 years old.

Todd Blackledge Wife

He is married to Cherie, the couple has been blessed with four children. Todd lives in the village of Hills & Dales in Jackson Township with his family.

Todd Blackledge Body Measurements

• Height: 6 feet 3 inches
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• Hair Colour: Dark Brown
• Eye Colour: Brown

Todd Blackledge Salary

Working as a reporter he earns a good salary however her salary is not known it will be updated when there is information.

Todd Blackledge Net Worth

He has an estimated net worth of $2 million in 2019.

Todd Blackledge Health

As far as we know Todd is living a healthy life. He recently posted on twitter “My health may fail, and my spirit may grow weak, but God remains the strength of my heart; He is mine forever. Psalm 73:26.”

Todd Blackledge NFL Draft

The 1983 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 26 to 27, 1983, at the New York Sheraton Hotel in New York City, New York. No teams elected to claim any players in the supplemental draft that year.

The draft is frequently referred to as the quarterback class of 1983 because six quarterbacks were taken in the first round John Elway, Todd Blackledge, Jim Kelly, Tony Eason, Ken O’Brien, and Dan Marino the highest number of first-round picks for the position. Of these quarterbacks, Elway, Kelly, Eason, and Marino played in the Super Bowl, Elway, Kelly, O’Brien, and Marino were selected to play in the Pro Bowl, and Elway, Kelly, and Marino have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

All six quarterbacks were drafted by American Football Conference (AFC) teams, with every member of the five-team AFC East (the Baltimore Colts, Miami Dolphins, Buffalo Bills, New York Jets, and New England Patriots) selecting a quarterback. In eleven of the sixteen years following this draft, the AFC was represented in the Super Bowl by a team led by one of these quarterbacks: five with the Denver Broncos and Elway, four with the Bills and Kelly, one with the Dolphins and Marino, and one with the Patriots and Eason.

They met with little success in the Super Bowl, however, compiling a 2–9 record among them, with a 0–9 record for their first 14 years in the league. The only two wins were by Elway in XXXII and XXXIII during his final two seasons in 1997 and 1998. Three of the most lopsided Super Bowl losses in history also came at the hands of quarterbacks from the Class of ’83: Elway, a 55–10 loss to the San Francisco 49ers in XXIV; Eason, a 46–10 loss to the Chicago Bears in XX; and Kelly, a 52–17 loss to the Dallas Cowboys in XXVII. Marino would only reach the Super Bowl once in a 38–16 loss to San Francisco in XIX following the end of Marino’s second season. Kelly and the Bills would appear in the Super Bowl for a record four consecutive years, from 1990 to 1993, but lost all four.

Frequently Asked Questions About  Todd Blackledge

Who is Blackledge?

He is a former quarterback player.

How old is Blackledge?

He is 58 years old of age.

How tall is Blackledge?

He stands at a height of  6 feet 3 inches

Is Blackledge Married?

He is married to Cherie.

How much is Blackledge worth?

He has a net worth of 2 million.

Is Blackledge dead or alive?

He is still alive and in good health.