Paul Burmeister         

HIGH SCHOOL: Paul Burmeister attended West High School and lived in or near Iowa City, Iowa. He was the team captain and MVP, earning 2nd all-state quarterback in 1988 and was named Mississippi Valley Conference Player of the Year. He was the all-time leading passer in conference history with 2,526 yards (that mark was broken by Ryan Driscoll at Linn-Mar) while completing 228 of 433 passes for 17 TDs in two seasons. He also set conference records for completions (131), attempts (234) and yardage (1,521) as a senior. He also set school and league records with 26 completions and four touchdowns passes in one game. He was a 3-year letterman and all-conference performer in basketball and baseball, graduating as the school's all-time leading scorer in basketball.

COLLEGE: He started the final three games of the 1992 season, and every game in 1993. He was named offensive captain prior to the 1993 season, and voted MVP at the conclusion of the season, helping lead the Hawks to a berth in the inaugural Alamo Bowl.

PROFESSIONAL: He was invited to participate in the NFL Scouting Combine after his senior season, and in 1995 spent 5 months with the Minnesota Vikings as a free agent.

OTHER: After his playing days, he has worked as an American sportscaster with NBC Sports and NBC Olympics, working primarily as a play-by-play voice and studio host across a wide range of platforms. Prior to his arrival at NBC in 2014, he spent a decade at NFL Network as a studio host.

Born 3/10/1971 and is 53 years old.