Lesley Visser

Lesley Visser (born in Quincy, Massachusetts) is an American sportscaster.

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Quincy, Massachusetts - American - Sportscaster

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Visser was educated at Boston College, majoring in English. In 1974, she won a prestigious Carnegie Foundation grant which entitled her to work as a sportswriter at at the highly regarded Boston Globe. In 10 years at the Globe, she covered everything from basketball to baseball to the Olympics to Wimbledon, and also became the first female NFL beat writer when she covered the New England Patriots. A pioneer, the credentials often said, "No Women or Children Allowed in the Press Box".

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Boston College - 1974 - Carnegie Foundation - Boston Globe - Wimbledon - NFL - New England Patriots

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In 1984, Visser joined CBS Sports and was a member of The NFL Today, along with Greg Gumbel and Terry Bradshaw. She also covered the Final Four, the NBA, the Olympics, Major League Baseball and U.S. Open. In 1989, she covered the fall of the Berlin Wall, focusing on how sports would change in East Germany. In 1992, she became the first and only woman to handle the Super Bowl Trophy Presentation.

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1984 - CBS Sports - The NFL Today - Greg Gumbel - Terry Bradshaw - NBA - Olympics - Major League Baseball - U.S. Open - 1989 - Berlin Wall - East Germany - 1992 - Super Bowl - Trophy

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Visser joined ABC and ESPN in 1994, where she became the first woman on the legendary series Monday Night Football. She also covered figure skating, the World Series, the World Skiing championships and the Triple Crown. In 1995, she became the first woman to report from the network sideline of a Super Bowl. She also worked for HBO's Real Sports, hosted by Bryant Gumbel.

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ABC - ESPN - 1994 - Monday Night Football - World Series - Triple Crown - 1995 - Super Bowl - HBO - Real Sports - Bryant Gumbel

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In 2000, Visser returned to CBS, where she continues to work today, covering the NFL and college basketball. In 2004, Visser became the first woman to carry the Olympic Torch, where she was honored for being a "pioneer and standard-bearer". She is the only sportscaster, male or female, who has worked on the network broadcast of the Final Four, NBA Finals, Triple Crown, Monday Night Football, the Olympics, the Super Bowl, the World Figure Skating Championships and the U.S. Open of tennis.

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2000 - CBS - NFL - College basketball - 2004 - Sportscaster - Final Four - NBA Finals - Super Bowl

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Visser is married to sportscaster Dick Stockton, who calls games for both Fox and Turner Sports. They live in Boca Raton, Fla.

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Dick Stockton - Fox - Turner - Boca Raton

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