Rod Gilmore
Encyclopedia
Rodney "Rod" Gilmore is an American college football
analyst for ESPN
. He works with Joe Tessitore
on the network's Friday and Saturday night telecasts. Prior to joining ESPN in 1996, Gilmore worked for Prime Time Sports
, SportsChannel Bay Area, and Pacific Sports Network. He is a 1982 graduate of Stanford University
, where he played football for three years, and received his law degree from the University of California, Berkeley
in 1986. He was was part of the Stanford team that was involved in The Play
, a legendary last-second kickoff return by the University of California Golden Bears
to defeat Stanford in The Big Game on November 20, 1982. Gilmore speaks fluent German
, and once interviewed a German football player in German during an ESPN college football broadcast.
In addition to calling college football games, he is also a practicing attorney in the San Francisco Bay Area
. Rod Gilmore's father, Carter Gilmore, was the first African-American elected to the Oakland, California
city council and his wife, Marie Gilmore, was elected as the mayor of Alameda, California
in November 2010.
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
analyst for ESPN
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
. He works with Joe Tessitore
Joe Tessitore
Joe Tessitore is a national sports TV broadcaster.-Recent work:Joe Tessitore is a well known football, horse racing and boxing TV broadcaster. In 2011 Tessitore also was named executive producer of the new ESPN Film Roll Tide, War Eagle set to premiere in November. Among his primary assignments...
on the network's Friday and Saturday night telecasts. Prior to joining ESPN in 1996, Gilmore worked for Prime Time Sports
Prime Time Sports
Prime Time Sports is a sports radio talk show produced from the studios of The FAN 590 in Toronto, Canada. The show is hosted by Bob McCown.The program is broadcast weekdays from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. ET on The FAN 590...
, SportsChannel Bay Area, and Pacific Sports Network. He is a 1982 graduate of Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
, where he played football for three years, and received his law degree from the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
in 1986. He was was part of the Stanford team that was involved in The Play
The Play
The Play refers to a last-second kickoff return during a college football game between the and the Stanford University Cardinal on Saturday, November 20, 1982...
, a legendary last-second kickoff return by the University of California Golden Bears
California Golden Bears football
The California Golden Bears football team is the college football team of the University of California. The team plays its home games at California Memorial Stadium, however the team played at San Francisco's AT&T Park in 2011 while Memorial Stadium was being renovated, the team will return to...
to defeat Stanford in The Big Game on November 20, 1982. Gilmore speaks fluent German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
, and once interviewed a German football player in German during an ESPN college football broadcast.
In addition to calling college football games, he is also a practicing attorney in the San Francisco Bay Area
San Francisco Bay Area
The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, is a populated region that surrounds the San Francisco and San Pablo estuaries in Northern California. The region encompasses metropolitan areas of San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose, along with smaller urban and rural areas...
. Rod Gilmore's father, Carter Gilmore, was the first African-American elected to the Oakland, California
Oakland, California
Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724...
city council and his wife, Marie Gilmore, was elected as the mayor of Alameda, California
Alameda, California
Alameda is a city in Alameda County, California, United States. It is located on Alameda Island and Bay Farm Island, and is adjacent to Oakland in the San Francisco Bay. The Bay Farm Island portion of the city is adjacent to the Oakland International Airport. At the 2010 census, the city had a...
in November 2010.