John Buccigross

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John Buccigross (born January 27, 1966 in Pittsburgh and raised in Indiana, PA) is currently an anchor for ESPN, a job he has held since 1996.

A graduate of Steubenville Catholic Central High School in Steubenville, OH and Heidelberg College (where he majored in Communications and Theater Arts), his television duties include the Emmy winning Sportscenter and Baseball Tonight, and formerly the co-host of the Emmy nominated NHL 2Night. Before working for ESPN, he worked in Providence, Rhode Island and Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Additionally, Buccigross writes a weekly hockey column on ESPN.com.

Signed a book deal in the spring of 2006 with Middle Atlantic Press to write the life story of former NHL player and current NHL analyst Keith Jones. The book's title is tentatively titled "Jonesy: Laughs, Lindros, and the Improbable NHL Career of Keith Jones." It will be released in early 2007.

From his ESPN.com column (5/2/06): "What do you need to know? I'm 6-foot-4, 192 pounds. Mizuno MP 33 irons. Big Run-DMC fan. Love chicken parm. Once played golf with Ray Bourque and tried to intentionally three putt from 30 feet so I could say I shot a 77 playing golf with Ray Bourque. Instead, the slippery downhill putt went in and I shot a 75 not playing golf with Brett Lindros."[1]

[edit] Catch phrases

• "Holy shnikies!"
• "Winner, winner, chicken parm dinner."
• "Not gonna do it." – Said à la Dana Carvey as US President George Herbert Walker Bush on Saturday Night Live; usually said whenever a player misses a desperation last-second shot in basketball.
• "Twisted wrister!" - as a description of a wrist shot in a hockey highlight.
• Music to sports analogies set up in the format "As (an essential musician) is to (a popular band), (an essential player) is to (a sports team)." (Example: "What Chris Funk is to the Decemberists, Evgeni Malkin is to the Penguins.").
• "Ooo, that looks like it hurts. Easy for me to say, I'm wearing makeup." When there is a big hit in a game.

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