Ahmad Rashad

Ahmad Rashad (born Bobby Moore November 19, 1949 in Tacoma, Washington) is an Emmy award-winning sportscaster (mostly with NBC Sports) and former American football wide receiver for the St. Louis Cardinals, Buffalo Bills, and most notably, the Minnesota Vikings where he earned four Pro Bowl selections. Rashad, whose name means 'Admirable One Led To Truth', graduated from the University of Oregon, where he was a two-time All American.

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November 19 - 1949 - Tacoma, Washington - Emmy - NBC Sports - American football - Wide receiver - St. Louis Cardinals - Buffalo Bills - Minnesota Vikings - Pro Bowl - University of Oregon

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He has also starred as host of video-clip show Real TV, the reality show Celebrity Mole, and the short-lived game show Caesar's Challenge (as of 2005, the last daytime game show to be shown on NBC).

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Real TV - Celebrity Mole - Game show - 2005 - NBC

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His wife Phylicia Rashad co-starred alongside Bill Cosby on The Cosby Show as Clair Huxtable. Ahmad proposed to Phylicia during a pregame on a nationally televised Thanksgiving Day NFL game (the New York Jets vs the Detroit Lions -November 28, 1985). They were married on December 14, 1985. Their daughter, Condola Phylea Rashad, was born on December 11, 1986 in New York. He also has three children from a previous marriage: daughters Keva (born in 1970), Maiysha (born in 1974) and son Ahmad Jr. (born in 1978).

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Phylicia Rashad - Bill Cosby - The Cosby Show - Thanksgiving Day - NFL - New York Jets - Detroit Lions - November 28 - 1985

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His last name comes from his mentor in St. Louis Rashad Khalifa. Ironically, there are at least two players in the NFL that were named after him, Ahman Rashad Green, running back for the Green Bay Packers, and Ahmad-Rashad Merritt, wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys.

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Rashad Khalifa - NFL - Ahman Rashad Green - Running back - Green Bay Packers - Ahmad-Rashad Merritt - Dallas Cowboys

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