Joseph Francis Buck is an American sportscaster who is known for his numerous Sports Emmy Awards for his work with Fox Sports, including his roles as lead play-by-play announcer for the network's National Football League and Major League Baseball coverage and is a three-time recipient of the National Sportscaster of the Year award.
FANS AT LAMBEAU FIELD SCREAM “JOE BUCK SUCKS” & “AIKMAN SUCKS” DURING AVONTE MADDOX’S INJURY
With less than a minute to play in the Eagles-Packers Thursday night matchup, Eagles safety Avonte Maddox ended up taking a brutal hit from his own teammate Andrew Sendejo that would knock him to the ground where he would remain until he medical personnel removed him. While he was on the ground and the game was live, some fans in the background decided to make their feelings known by chanting “Joe Buck sucks” and “Aikman sucks.” Not exactly the best time for a chant-like that.
Famous for
- American sportscaster
- His roles as lead play-by-play announcer for the network's National Football League
Where was Joe Buck born?
Buck was born on 25 April 1969 in St. Petersburg, Florida and was raised in the St. Louis area. He holds an American nationality and belongs to the white ethnicity. His real name is Joseph Francis Buck with the birth sign of Taurus. He was born to his father Jack Buck who is also a sportscaster and mother Carole Lintzenich. He also has two brothers Dan Buck, Jack Buck Jr. and five sisters named Beverly, Christine, Julie, Besty, and Bonnie Buck. Regarding his education, he attended St. Louis Country Day School and was an undergraduate at Indiana University Bloomington.
How tall is Joe Buck?
Sportscaster Joe Buck stands the height of 6ft 1in tall with a weight of 81 kg. Further updates regarding his body measurements will be updated soon. Additionally, he has a fair complexion with green eyes and brown hair color.
Career of Joe Buck
- He began his broadcasting career in 1989 while he was an undergraduate at Indiana University Bloomington.
- Buck then called play-by-play for the then-Louisville Redbirds, a minor league affiliate of the Cardinals
- He also was a reporter for ESPN's coverage of the Triple-A All-Star Game.
- In 1991, he did reporting for St Louis' CBS affiliate KMOV.
- Also In 1991 Buck began broadcasting for the Cardinals on local television and KMOX Radio.
- In 1994, Buck was hired by Fox, at the age of 25 and became the youngest man ever to announce a regular slate of National Football League games on network television.
- In 1996, he was named Fox's lead play-by-play voice for Major League Baseball.
- He also became the youngest man to do a national broadcast for a World SeriesDuring Fox's broadcast of the 2002 World Series where Buck paid implicit tribute to his father, who had died a few months earlier by calling the final out of Game 6.
- Buck became Fox's top play-by-play man in 2002.
- On August 14, 2006, Buck was named the host of Fox's pregame NFL show, Fox NFL Sunday and postgame doubleheader show.
- In March 2007 Fox announced that Buck would no longer host Fox NFL Sunday in 2007.
- On February 5, 2009, Buck signed with HBO to host a sports-based talk show for the network called Joe Buck LiveThe show's debut on June 15, 2009.
- In April 2014, it was announced that Buck would team with Greg Norman to anchor Fox's new package of United States Golf Association telecasts, most prominently the U.S. Open tournament.
- Through 2018, Buck has called 20 World Series and 19 All-Star Games for Fox, the most of any play-by-play announcer on network television.
Additionally,
- In the late 1990s, Buck hosted a weekly sports-news show, Goin' Deep, for Fox Sports Net cable.
- Since 2001, Buck has hosted the "Joe Buck Classic", a celebrity pro-am golf tournament that is played each May to raise money for St. Louis Children's Hospital.
- Buck has also appeared in various national television commercials for such clients as Holiday Inn and Budweiser beer.
- In 2014, Buck was named as the new host of NFL Films Presents, to coincide with the program's move from ESPN2 to Fox Sports 1.
- Buck published an autobiography, Lucky Bastard, in 2016.
- He has appeared in several television programs as himself, including Pitch, American Dad!, Family Guy, Conan, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, and Brockmire; the film Fever Pitch (also starring Jimmy Fallon); and in the "Carpet Brothers" sketch on Funny or Die Presents as The Legit Don Stritt.
Is Joe Buck married?
Sportscaster Joe Buck is married twice and is currently married to Michelle Beisner who is NFL Network and now ESPN reporter and former Bronco cheerleader. The couple got married on April 12, 2014, and are also blessed with their twin sons Wyatt Joseph and Blake Andrew on April 12, 2014. Currently, the couple is living happily in Florida and there is no sign of separation between them.
But previously, Buck was married to Ann Archambault in 1993. They also had two daughters Trudy and Natalie but unfortunately, the couple got separated after their long 8 years of relationship on 2011.
Birthday of Joe Buck
Sportscaster Joe Buck celebrates his birthday on the 25th of April with his friends and family.
Net worth of Joe Buck
Joe Buck is earning a good amount of money from his career as a sportscaster. His earning includes sportscasting, commentary, commercials, and bookselling. He is also on one of the world's highest-paid sportscaster with a salary of $6 Million and the net worth of $15 million as of 2019.
