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Tom Hammond is a 77-year-old American sportscaster who was born on 10 May, 1944 in Lexington, KY. He is best known for his work as a play-by-play announcer for NBC Sports, where he has covered the Olympic Games, the Triple Crown, and the NFL.
Hammond attended the University of Kentucky, where he earned a degree in journalism. After college, he began his career as a sportscaster at WKYT-TV in Lexington, KY. He then moved to NBC Sports in 1982, where he has been ever since.
Hammond has covered a variety of sports, including the Olympic Games, the Triple Crown, and the NFL. He has also served as a play-by-play announcer for the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes, and the Belmont Stakes.
Hammond has won several awards for his work, including the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Television Achievement in Thoroughbred Racing in 2003 and the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association's Sportscaster of the Year award in 2004.
As of 2021, Tom Hammond's net worth is estimated to be roughly $2 million.
| Popular As |
Thomas Taylor Hammond |
| Occupation |
miscellaneous |
| Age |
79 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Taurus |
| Born |
10 May, 1944 |
| Birthday |
10 May |
| Birthplace |
Lexington, KY |
| Nationality |
United States |
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Tom Hammond Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Tom Hammond's Wife?
His wife is Sheilagh Hammond (m. 1967)
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Wife |
Sheilagh Hammond (m. 1967) |
| Sibling |
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| Children |
3 |
Tom Hammond Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Tom Hammond worth at the age of 79 years old? Tom Hammond’s income source is mostly from being a successful Miscellaneous. He is from United States. We have estimated
Tom Hammond's net worth
, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2023 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2022 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2022 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Miscellaneous |
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Timeline
Hammond and Collinsworth also serve as the announcing team on the Madden NFL video game in 2009 and 2010. and Madden NFL 10. The game is notable for how he mispronounced the name of then-Oakland Raiders cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha.
Hammond was considered the leading play-by-play candidate when NBC won the bidding for Sunday night NFL coverage beginning with the 2006 season, but ended up losing out to former ABC announcer Al Michaels after the latter signed with NBC. Hammond teamed with Cris Collinsworth to call the secondary Saturday Wild Card playoff game for NBC each year, including Chiefs-Colts in January 2007, Redskins-Seahawks in 2008, and Falcons-Cardinals in 2009, but teamed with Joe Gibbs and Joe Theismann for the Jets-Bengals Wild Card playoff game in January 2010, as Cris Collinsworth partnered with Al Michaels in the 2009 season due to the retirement of John Madden after the 2008 season. Hammond also filled in for Bryant Gumbel as play-by-play announcer on the NFL Network's December 13, 2007 game featuring the Denver Broncos and Houston Texans on Thursday Night Football, once more teaming with Collinsworth.
He was the first recipient of the annual Outstanding Kentuckian Award given by the A.B. Chandler Foundation, is a charter member of the Lafayette High School Hall of Fame and has been inducted into the Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame, University of Kentucky Hall of Distinguished Alumni and Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame. Inducted into the KY Pro Football HOF in 2006.
Hammond wasn't so lucky in October 2002, when he underwent open-heart surgery. He ended up missing the Breeders' Cup that year. Bob Costas took Hammond's place at the hosting desk. It was the only Breeders' Cup Hammond was not a part of until 2006, when ESPN had their first year of coverage.
Over the past few years, Hammond's health has somewhat deteriorated. On March 24, 2001, under two months before NBC was supposed to broadcast the Kentucky Derby for the very first time, he underwent an operation for diverticulitis, a disease that affects the colon. During the surgery, a portion of Hammond's colon was removed. However, even with the short amount of time between the Derby and his operation, Hammond managed to get healthy enough to make his dream of broadcasting his home state's most famous sporting event become a reality on May 5, 2001.
Hammond is best known for his coverage of Thoroughbred Racing on NBC, coverage of Notre Dame Football on NBC from 1992 to 2012 and his coverage of the NFL on NBC from 1985 to 2011.
Hammond's tenure at NBC began in 1984, when he was named as a co-host of the inaugural Breeders' Cup alongside Dick Enberg. It was supposed to be a one-shot deal for Hammond, but network execs were so impressed, he ended up getting a long-term contract. He was the main host of the network's thoroughbred racing coverage until Mike Tirico took over in 2017.
Hammond was the lead play-by-play commentator for Southeastern Conference men's basketball broadcasts by TVS (1980–1983), SPI/Lorimar (1984–1986) and Raycom Sports (formerly Lincoln Financial Sports and Jefferson Pilot Sports) from 1987 until 2009. Hammond had known his color commentator on the Lincoln Financial broadcasts, Larry Conley, since junior high school.
Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, he served as a sales announcer at the Keeneland Thoroughbred Sales and at thoroughbred horse sales in 16 other states. He is recognized as a specialist and national expert on thoroughbred pedigrees.
Hammond earned a B.S. in animal science in 1967 from the University of Kentucky, specializing in equine genetics and following in the footsteps of his grandfather, Thomas Poe Cooper, a former dean of the UK College of Agriculture and a former Acting President of UK. He began his career with WVLK Radio, where he was news and sports director. In 1970 and for the next 10 years, he was sports director for WLEX-TV. In 1980, he was named a play-by-play announcer for Southeastern Conference basketball games.
Tom Hammond was born on May 10, 1944 in Lexington, Kentucky, USA as Thomas Taylor Hammond.
