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Lee Corso (born 1936), American sports broadcaster and football analyst. He is most famous for his work on ESPN's College GameDay program, where he predicts the outcomes of the day's upcoming college football games.

Corso was born in Orlando, Florida and attended Florida State University on a football and baseball scholarship, where he roomed with future Hollywood star Burt Reynolds. His speed on the field earned him the nickname Sunshine Scooter.

Upon graduating in 1959 with a degree in physical education, Corso became the quarterbacks coach at the University of Maryland under his former FSU coach Tommy Nugent. In 1969, he was given the head coaching position at the University of Louisville. After taking Louisville to its first-ever bowl game in 1972, he was hired by Indiana University.

Corso's record was 41-68-2 over his ten years at Indiana, and in 1983 he became an announcer for the burgeoning United States Football League (USFL). After a brief stint as head coach at Northern Illinois University, Corso returned to the USFL - this time as a coach for the Orlando Renegades.

In 1987, Lee was hired by ESPN as an analyst for the College GameDay program. As of 2005, he is the only remaining original cast member. He plays the role of comic foil to co-hosts Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit, as they cover the major college football games from August until January. Corso's catch phrase: "Not so fast, my friend!", usually directed at Kirk Herbstreit, in disagreement with Herbstreit's predictions. Corso is also known for ending every show with his "Mascot Head Prediction," in which he will choose who he thinks will win the game at Gameday's site that week by donning the headpiece of the school's mascot. Though he has a reputation for simply picking the home team, Corso claims his longest winning streak is 16 consecutive correct predictions.

In early 2005, Lee Corso appeared on Dallas area radio station KTCK-AM. After discussing how Corso's roommate in college, Burt Reynolds, was the first man to pose nude for Cosmopolitan, host Dan McDowell joked, "And not a lot of people know this, but Lee Corso was actually the second person to pose nude ... correct?" A clearly offended Corso at first refused to respond to the comment, but then went on to repeatedly call McDowell "a jerk" and claim that the joke was "a shot" at Corso. The awkward exchange ended with McDowell saying, "I guess I should thank you for stopping by then?" to which Corso responded, "Thank you very much. My pleasure." McDowell later remarked that he did not understand why Corso was offended by "throwaway comments."

Awards and Honors

Member, Florida State University Hall of Fame
Member, University of Louisville Hall of Fame
Member, Florida Sports Hall of Fame

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Athletes - Lee Corso

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