Rodney Curt Gilmore (born January 31, 1960) is an American
college football analyst, working for
ABC and
ESPN
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since 1996.
Prior to joining ABC and ESPN in 1996, Gilmore worked for
Pacific Sports Network, SportsChannel Bay Area and
Prime Sports Network
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. He is a 1982 graduate of
Stanford University, where he played defensive back for three years. He received his
J.D. degree from the
University of California, Berkeley
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in 1986. He was part of the Stanford team that was involved in
The Play, a last-second kickoff return by the
University of California Golden Bears to defeat Stanford on November 20, 1982.
In addition to calling college football games, Gilmore is a practicing attorney in the
San Francisco Bay Area
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. His father, Carter Gilmore, was the first African American elected to the
Oakland, California
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, city council; and his wife, Marie Gilmore, was elected as the mayor of
Alameda, California
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, in November 2010.
On August 15, 2016, it was made public that Gilmore had been diagnosed with blood cancer.
References
External links
Rod Gilmore ESPN bio
1960 births
Living people
American football cornerbacks
American television sports announcers
College football announcers
Players of American football from Oakland, California
Stanford Cardinal football players
UC Berkeley School of Law alumni
People with multiple myeloma
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