Boomer Esiason
Boomer Esiason is a well-known name in the sports arena. He is a retired American football quarterback and a former network color commentator. He spent nearly one and a half decade of his career in National Football League (NFL) playing for the team Cincinnati Bengals, New York Jets and Arizona Cardinals. After his retirement, he started working as a football analyst starting from ABC and HBO and CBS Sports on The NFL Today, Westwood One for Monday Night Football and the Superbowl and Inside the NFL by Showtime. He was also a co-host for the WFAN morning sports radio program called Boomer and Carton.
Early Life, Bio, And Family of Boomer Esiason
Boomer Esiason was born on April 17, 1961, in West Islip of New York City and grew up nearby East Islip and late moved to Timber Point Elementary School. He graduated his high school in 1979 from East Islip High School. During high school, he loved to play football, basketball, and baseball.
Esiason studied at University of Maryland and graduated with a B.A in 1984 receiving Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1999. While his time at the university, he had played for the university for head coaches Jerry Claiborne and Bobby Ross. He had set 17 school records and was mentioned in All American in 1982 and 1983. On his final year at Maryland, he was selected by Cincinnati Bengals in the second round of 1984 NFL Draft with 38th overall pick.
Boomer Esiason's Professional Career
During his 14 years of a football career, Boomer Esiason was named to four Pro Bowls and holds several NFL career stats records. He was NFL Most Valuable Player in 1988 and Walter Payton Man of the Year in 1995.
Esiason was ranked as the 25th greatest quarterback of the post-merger era. He was also inducted into Na s sau County Sports Hall of Fame in 2004 and was the recipient of the Pulse of the People award in 2011. He already had started appearing as the color analyst while he was still playing. Therefore it has been easy for him to carry on a career in sports as an analyst or commentator. He has hosted Super Bowl’s Greatest Commercials for four times in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015.
Boomer Esiason's Net Worth, Salary, And House
Boomer Esiason is a former football quarterback as well as is a retired net worth color commentator. As of 2019, his estimated net worth is around $15 million. He was paid around $99,000 a year.
In the year 2004, the Esiason bought the house for $1.5 million. The house nestled in Bridgehampton, New York.
Boomer Esiason's Wife, Son, And Affair
Talking about his personal life, Boomer Esiason is a happily married man. He is married to his wife Cheryl Hyde on 24 May 1986. Cheryl is a quite supportive spouse. The couple loves each other very much and is faithful to each other and committed to each other for which there is no rumor or news heard or read about their extramarital affairs.
The marital life is successful and going on very well. They have two children together, one son, Gunnar Esiason and one daughter, Sydney Esiason. Gunnar is the name of his son who is the youngest in the family and Sydney is the name of his daughter. Sydney is the eldest in the family.
They both are grown up now and are trying to get on to their career. The couple is living a very happy married life and is living in New York together with their children. There is no sign of getting divorced or misunderstanding between the couple as well.
There has been no rumor heard on his personal life but within his professional life, it is obvious to be heard on his trading or quitting, etc in the past. There is no rumor heard on him recently.
Boomer is a social enthusiast. He has opened the Boomer Esiason Foundation which is involved in the quest to treat the disease cystic fibrosis. He has raised millions of dollars for the charity to treat the disease and for its research through the foundation.
Boomer Esiason's Height, Age, And Other Facts
- Boomer Esiason has a very good physique as he was an athlete. He has a good height and accompanying body weight.
- Height: Boomer has a height of 6' 4" (1.93 m)
- Age: Esiason is aged 57 years.
- Nationality: American
- Ethnicity: He has a mixed ethnical background