Irvin Acie Cross (July 27, 1939 – February 28, 2021) was an American professional football player and sportscaster. He played cornerback in the National Football League (NFL) and was a two-time Pro Bowl selection with the Philadelphia Eagles. Working with CBS, Cross was the first African-American sports analyst on national television. He was an initial co-host of The NFL Today, which became the pregame show standard for all television networks. More about Irv Cross
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After playing college football for the Northwestern Wildcats, Cross was selected by Philadelphia in the seventh round of the 1961 NFL Draft. He played six of his nine NFL seasons with the Eagles. He was traded to the Los Angeles Rams and played there for three seasons before returning to the Eagles and finishing his playing career. While he was playing, Cross was also a radio and TV sports reporter in Philadelphia. He joined CBS in 1971, where he worked until 1994. The Pro Football Hall of Fame awarded him the Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award in 2009, becoming the first black person to receive the award. He was also an athletic director at Idaho State University and Macalester College.In total, we tracked 59 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Irv Cross (IRV CROSS Signed Philadelphia Eagles Throwback Mini Helmet RARE W/COA) was sold in March 2021 for $74.99 while the cheapest item (1961 Irv Cross Northwestern Wildcat - Rams - Eagles Football Signed Index Card) found a new owner for $0.99 in April 2014. The month with the most items sold (9) was March 2021 with an average selling price of $29.99 for an autographed item of Irv Cross. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in April 2013 with $37.49 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was February 2009. In average, an autographed item from Irv Cross is worth $11.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Irv Cross were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
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1966 PHILADELPHIA GUM -IRV CROSS-PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AUTOGRAPHED CARD | $20.51 | ||
1989 PRO SET IRV CROSS CBS SPORTS ANNOUNCER ON CARD AUTOGRAPH SIGNED CARD #16 | $9.99 | ||
1989 Pro Set Irv Cross Signed Announcer Collectible Card Los Angeles Rams Eagles | $20.00 | ||
1989 PRO SET VINTAGE CARD SIGNED AUTO IRV CROSS RAMS GREAT W/INSCR. | $9.99 | ||
Autographed IRV CROSS CBS Los Angeles Rams 8x10 Photo w/COA | $19.99 | ||
Irv Cross - NFL Football Pro Bowl Player - Autographed 3 x 5 Card | $8.50 | ||
IRV CROSS 1989 PRO SET ANNOUNCER #16 AUTOGRAPHED CARD CBS SPORTS, RAMS | $5.99 | ||
Irv Cross 1989 Pro Set Signed Auto Autograph Rams Eagles Northwestern Free Ship | $4.99 | ||
IRV CROSS Los Angeles Rams Signed 8x10 W/COA | $14.99 | ||
IRV CROSS SIGNED 8 X 10 AUTOGRAPHED NFL LOS ANGELES RAMS | $11.99 |
Ex-NFL player, pioneering broadcaster Irv Cross posthumously diagnosed with Stag (02/28/23): Irv Cross, who played nine NFL seasons before working at CBS, died Feb. 28, 2021 at age 81 after being diagnosed with mild cognitive dementia in 2018.
Irv Cross, broadcasting legend with CBS Sports and Pro Bowl NFL cornerback, dies (03/01/21): Cross was a trailblazer for Black broadcasters