Paul Christman

Born in St. Louis, Missouri, USA on March 5, 1918 — died March 2, 1970 (aged 51)

Paul Christman was a former All-American quarterback and one of the early voices of televised football, helping to shape the style and tone of NFL and college broadcasts in the 1950s and 1960s. With a calm, intelligent delivery and firsthand football knowledge, Christman was among the first generation of analysts to bring professional insight to a rapidly growing national television audience.