Chris Mortensen

Quick Facts

Full Name	Chris Mortensen
Occupation	Sportscaster
Date Of Birth	Nov 7, 1951(1951-11-07)
Age	73
Birthplace	Torrance
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Scorpio

Chris Mortensen Biography

Chris Mortensen is one of the most popular and richest Sportscaster who was born on November 7, 1951 in Torrance, California, United States. ESPN NFL Analyst in Sunday NFL Countdown, Monday Night Countdown as well as SportsCenter.

He formed a friendship to NFL the commissioner He developed a relationship with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell..

Mortensen says his journalism career began once he realized that he no longer could compete in football, basketball and baseball beyond high school. He forsook his goal of being a teacher and coach when he realized how competitive sports journalism could be. Since starting his career with the Daily Breeze newspaper in Torrance, California in 1969, Mortensen has received 18 awards in journalism. In 1978, he won the National Headliner Award for Investigative Reporting in all categories. In 1999, he made a film on The Unreal Story of Professional Wrestling.

From 1983-90, Mortensen worked at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, filing investigative reports and covering the Atlanta Braves (1983–85), Atlanta Falcons (1985–86) and the NFL (1987–89). In 1987, he was given the George Polk Award for his reporting.

Alex Mortensen, his son was a NFL quarterback.

Chris Mortensen Net Worth

Chris Mortensen is one of the richest Sportscaster from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Chris Mortensen 's net worth $6 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was in the military during two terms.

He has written a book about the NFL’s battle against mob.

Chris Mortensen (born November 7, 1951) is an American journalist providing reports for ESPN’s Sunday NFL Countdown, Monday Night Countdown, SportsCenter, ESPN Radio, and ESPN.com.

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Who is Chris Mortensen Dating?

According to our records, Chris Mortensen married to Micki Mortensen. As of December 1, 2023, Chris Mortensen’s is not dating anyone.

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On August 3, 2015, Mortensen was interviewed on ESPN’s Dan Le Batard Show regarding his controversial tweet about the under-inflated footballs. Shortly after, he deleted the tweet from Twitter. As of August 27, 2015, Mortensen stands by his initial report.

Facts & Trivia

Chris Ranked on the list of most popular Sportscaster. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Chris Mortensen celebrates birthday on November 7 of every year.

The Wells Report findings showed that only 1 of 22 readings (with each ball tested twice with different gauges except the intercepted ball) showed to be under by 2 PSI. The rest ranged from 1.8 to 0.2 PSI below. Despite being debunked in the Wells report, Mortensen’s original story remained posted on ESPN as late as August 13, 2015, with no retraction, clarification or apology.

Does Chris Mortensen have health issues?

ESPN NFL analyst Chris Mortensen was diagnosed with Stage 4 throat cancer in January, but he recently received positive news regarding the progression of his treatment and recovery.

Who did Chris Mortensen play for?

Since starting his career with the South Bay Daily Breeze (CA) in 1969, Mortensen has received 18 awards in journalism. In 1978, he won the National Headliner Award for Investigative Reporting in all categories.

How old is Chris Mortensen?

70 years (November 7, 1951)

Does Chris Mortensen live in Arkansas?

Chris Mortensen told his story about his fight with Stage 4 throat cancer. Mortensen is ESPN’s senior analyst for the NFL. More importantly, he’s a resident of Northwest Arkansas. After living most of the last decade in Bella Vista, Mortensen and wife Micki recently moved to a farm near Tontitown with their six horses.

Is Chris Mortensen married?

Micki Mortensen