In 1976, colleges across the country were hot on the recruiting trail after a consensus All-American prep quarterback from Astronaut High in Titusville, Florida. Not only was this recruit a good football player, he also won the state title in the 100-yard-dash as a junior and started for the basketball and baseball teams as a senior.
Cris Collinsworth was an all-around athlete. His father, Abe, played basketball for legendary Kentucky basketball coach Adolph Rupp from 1954-58, winning a national championship in 1958. Cris walked in his father’s footsteps in high school, playing basketball for his dad at Astronaut High. But his skill and athleticism on the football field are what had many schools coveting him.
