Craig Sager

January 4, 2024
Journalist

Quick Facts

Craig Sager
Full Name Craig Sager
Occupation Journalist
Date Of Birth Jun 29, 1951(1951-06-29)
Age 73
Date Of Death December 15, 2016, Atlanta, GA
Birthplace Batavia
Country United States
Birth City Illinois
Horoscope Gemini

Craig Sager Biography

Name Craig Sager
Birthday Jun 29
Birth Year 1951
Place Of Birth Batavia
Home Town Illinois
Birth Country United States
Birth Sign Gemini
Siblings Candy Menzemer
Spouse Stacy Sager , Lisa Gabel
Children(s) Craig Sager Jr., Kacy Sager, Ryan Sager, Krista Sager, Riley Sager

Craig Sager is one of the most popular and richest Journalist who was born on June 29, 1951 in Batavia, Illinois, United States. Basketball sideline reporter who is famous for his extravagant suits and jovial personality. He was a reporter at some of the most famous basketball events such as his appearance at NBA Finals and Olympic Games.

His style was well-known and ridiculed by the then Celtic His fashion sense was famously called out by then-Celtic Kevin Garnett at the 2009 NBA All-Star Game. at the 2009 NBA All-Star Game.

Craig Graham Sager Sr. (June 29, 1951 – December 15, 2016) was an American sports reporter, covering, from 1981 until the year of his death, an array of sports for CNN and its sister stations, TBS and TNT.

In the mid-1970s, Sager had a short stint as a weatherman at WLCY-TV (now WTSP-TV) in St. Petersburg where he was mentored by then Sports Director, Dick Crippen. He then went to WINK-TV in Ft. Myers as a sports reporter where he covered the Kansas City Royals in spring training at Terry Park.

He got married to an ex- Chicago Bulls dancer named Stacy. The son of one of him was a in the wide receiver position at University of Georgia.

Craig Sager Net Worth

Net Worth $9.5 Million
Source Of Income Journalist
House Living in own house.

Craig Sager is one of the richest Journalist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Craig Sager 's net worth $9.5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He received his bachelor’s degree in speech at Northwestern University.

He was host on the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Parade from 1990 until 1995.

Sager was born June 29, 1951 in Batavia, Illinois. He attended Batavia High School, gaining recognition in 1966 by writing an essay entitled “How and Why I Should Show Respect to the American Flag” for a patriotism contest sponsored by the American Legion. Sager’s essay was published in the Congressional Record. It drew editorial accolades from conservative newspapers around the country for his declaration that he was an “untypical teen” of the silent majority that was not part of any protest movement and “happy we were born in America and not in Havana, Moscow, or Peiping”.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Height 6 ft 2 in

Craig Sager height 6 ft 2 in Craig weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Craig Sager Dating?

According to our records, Craig Sager married to Stacy Sager , Lisa Gabel. As of December 1, 2023, Craig Sager’s is not dating anyone.

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Sager handled the first live remote report by CNN from the 1980 baseball playoffs and joined the network full-time in 1981. While at CNN, he co- anchored CNN Sports Tonight shows, winning a CableAce award for his efforts in

  1. Sager also served as the anchor of College Football Scoreboard on CNN’s sports-oriented sister network, TBS, from 1982 to 1985.

Facts & Trivia

Craig Ranked on the list of most popular Journalist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Craig Sager celebrates birthday on June 29 of every year.

Sager was posted wherever the network needed him, working before the cameras at Ted Turner’s Goodwill Games from 1986 through 2001. He also covered the Pan American Games and the 1990 FIFA World Cup. He called Nordic skiing and curling for sister network TNT’s coverage of the 1992 Winter Olympics. He also worked for telecasts of golf and tennis, and was extensively employed covering the National Football League on TNT’s telecasts from 1990 to 1997.

What happened to Craig Sager?

Sager, the former sports reporter best known for his sideline work covering the NBA for TNT, died on December 15, 2016 at age 65 after a long, public bout with leukemia. He had five children between two marriages.

Did Craig Sager burn his suit?

The late Craig Sager, a sports reporter and fan favorite, was known for his flashy sports jackets and colorful outfits. When the two got together, the outcome was predictable. Garnett simply told Sager to go home and burn his clothes.

What kind of cancer did Craig Sager have?

Sager Sr. worked as a sportscaster at WINK-TV in Fort Myers in the 1970s before moving on to Kansas City. He attained national fame with his flamboyant, multicolored suits and ties as the NBA sideline reporter for Turner Sports from the 1990s until his death at age 65, Dec. 15, 2016, from acute myeloid leukemia.

How old was Craig Sager?

65 years (1951–2016)

Did Craig Sager leave his son out of will?

On Tuesday, Craig Sager Jr. revealed that he was left out of his father’s will when he died.

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