Bob Golic

Bob Golic

Golic in April 2015
No. 51, 79
Position:	Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born:	(1957-10-26)October 26, 1957 Cleveland, Ohio,U.S.
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	248 lb (112 kg)
Career information
High school:	St. Joseph(Cleveland)
College:	Notre Dame
NFL draft:	1979/ Round: 2 / Pick: 52
Career history
New England Patriots(1979–1981) Cleveland Browns(1982–1988) Los Angeles Raiders(1989–1992)
Career highlights and awards
2× Second-teamAll-Pro(1985,1986) 3×Pro Bowl(1985–1987) Cleveland Browns Legends National champion(1977) Unanimous All-American(1978) Second-teamAll-American(1977)
Career NFL statistics
Sacks: 22.5 Fumblerecoveries: 5 Interceptions: 1
Player stats atPFR

Medal record
Collegiate Wrestling
RepresentingtheNotre Dame Fighting Irish
NCAA Division I Championships
	1978 College Park	Heavyweight

Bob Golic
Spouse(s)	Karen Golic (m.1996), Jacqueline Benlein (1983–1992)
Children	3
Career
Show	The Bob Golic Show
Station	WNIR100.1 FM
Time slot	Monday-Friday 3:00 to 7:00 pm, Saturday 12:00 to 4:00 pm
Style	Talk
Country	United States
Website	www.wnir.com

Robert Perry Golic(born October 26, 1957) is an American former professionalfootballplayer, television actor, radio personality and sports commentator.

Golic playeddefensive tacklein theNational Football League(NFL) for 14 seasons from 1979 to 1992 with theNew England Patriots,Cleveland Browns,andLos Angeles Raiders.He playedcollege footballfor theNotre Dame Fighting Irish,winning a national championship in 1977 and earningunanimous All-Americanhonors. Inwrestling,he was a two-time All-American.

He is the older brother ofMike Golicand uncle ofMike Golic Jr.

Early life

Golic was born inCleveland, Ohioto Dorothy andLouis Robert "Bob" Golic.The Golics are ofSloveniandescent.He has two brothers, Greg andMike,who also played in the NFL.

Golic's father also went by the nickname Bob; however, they are not named with thegenerational titlesof junior or senior. The elder Golic had a 7-year professional playing career in the Canadian Football League from 1956 to 1962.He played for theHamilton Tiger-Cats,Montreal AlouettesandSaskatchewan Roughriders.He won theGrey Cupwith Hamilton in 1957. Louis Robert Golic died on Friday, June 28, 2013, from heart failure.

Golic attendedSt. Joseph's High School,at the time an all-boys school in Cleveland, where he playedhigh school football.

Golic was also an accomplished high school wrestler. In 1975, he won the Ohio high school heavyweight championship, beating Harold Smith ofCanton McKinley,a future Olympian. He also defeated future NFL playerTom Cousineaufrom cross-town all-boys school rivalSt. Edward High Schoolin the tournament semifinals.The match between Golic and Cousineau, who would go on to place third, has been called "one of the most memorable" in the tournament's history.Cousineau would go to be two-time All-American at linebacker atOhio State.Golic and Cousineau would eventually become teammates in the NFL with the Browns.

College career

Golic received afootball scholarshipto attend the University of Notre Dame, where he also wrestled. He played for theNotre Dame Fighting Irish footballteam from 1975 to 1978. He was also a member of the 1977 NCAA National Champion football team. He was selected as a second-team All-American for the 1977 season, and a unanimous first-team All-American in 1978.

Golic was one of the nation's top wrestlers with a three-year record of 54-4-1, finishing third in NCAA meet in 1976 and fourth in 1977.He was named a two-time All-American for Notre Dame as a heavyweight wrestler, capturing fourth place at the 1977 NCAA tournament and third place in 1978. He graduated from Notre Dame in 1979 with a B.A. in Management.

Professional career

The New England Patriots chose Golic, as a linebacker, in the second round (52nd pick overall) of the 1979 NFL Draft, and he played for the Patriots from1979to1981.

Golic was cut by the Patriots going into the 1982 season and claimed on waivers by the Cleveland Browns. The Browns moved him from Linebacker to Nose Tackle.

After seven years with the Browns, Golic relocated to the Los Angeles Raiders through Plan B Free Agency where he played his last four NFL seasons. Golic was a 3-timePro Bowler(1985,1986,1987) while playing with the Cleveland Browns.

Post-playing career

After retiring from football, Golic pursued an acting career. His first appearance was inCoach,playing one of Hayden Fox's former players who went on to an NFL career, but now confiding to Hayden he has cancer due toanabolic steroiduse. He then appeared inSaved by the Bell: The College Years,arguably his best known role, playing the role of Mike Rogers, a retiredSan Francisco 49ersplayer who became the resident adviser of Cal U, the fictional college attended by the cast. He also appeared in the role for theNBCmade-for-TV-movieSaved by the Bell: Wedding in Las Vegasin 1994. From 1996 until 1998, Golic was one of the members of the originalHome and Familywhen it aired onThe Family Channel(now known asFreeform).

Golic also hosted sportstalk radioprograms and did sports reporting for TV stations inLos Angeles;had a stint on Britain's late 80s–90s NFL coverage onChannel 4,opposite presenterGary Imlach;served as analyst on NBC'sNFL coveragefrom 1994 to 1996; and was a commentator forTNN's coverage of the short-livedXFLin 2001.

In 2004, Golic returned toNortheast Ohioto host the afternoondrive timeradio talk showonWNIR100.1 FM inAkron.He is also a football analyst forWOIOChannel 19 inCleveland(CBS).

Golic opened a restaurant and bar in downtownCleveland's Warehouse District (Bob Golic's Sports Bar & Grille).The restaurant closed in June 2014.

Golic was the Vice President of Football Operations for theLingerie Football Leagueexpansion team, theCleveland Crushuntil operations were ceased in 2015.

Personal life

Golic is the older brother ofMike Golic,who is also a former NFL football player, and was also a radio host, first as half ofESPN Radio'sMike and Mike,followed byESPN Radio'sGolic and Wingo.His nephews areMike Golic Jr.,himself a former football player turned radio host,and Jake, who entered Notre Dame in 2009.

Mike Golic is a spokesperson forNutrisystemafter losing more than 50 lbs on the diet; however, Bob Golic has outdone his younger brother, dropping more than 140 lbs and returning to his high school weight of 245 lbs.

Golic married Jacqueline Benlein in 1983 and had one child before divorcing in 1992.

Golic currently lives with his family inSolon,Ohio.He is married to Karen Baughman (1996–present), together they have 2 children.

His wife Karen was aballerinaandRaiderette,and he performedThe Nutcrackerwith her at the Akron Civic Theatre inAkron, Ohioin 2006.

External links

• Career statistics and player information fromNFL.com·Pro Football Reference
• Bob GolicatIMDb