Skip Bayless Wiki: Twitter, Age, Net Worth and Full Bio (2022)

Who is Skip Bayless?

Skip Bayless (Born December 4, 1951) is a famous commentator and Tv personality.

Furthermore, his birth name is actually  John Edward skip Bayless.

Mostly, Skip was known for co-hosting the famous show ‘First Take with Stephen A smith‘ on the sports network ‘ESPN2’

Today, we are going to look at his Age, Career, and Net Worth. Let’s get going.

Quick Bio

Early Life

What is Skip Bayless’s real name? Skip Bayless’s real mane is  John Edward Bayless the Second.

Furthermore, the famous commentator was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, where his father preferred to call him ‘Skip’.

Initially, Edward worked at his family restaurant, which specialized in barbeque.

However, his interest in sports grew, when he started playing baseball and basketball as he was the salutatorian of the ‘Northwest Classen’s’ class of the 70s.

Furthermore, he was the president of the institution’s ‘Fellowship of Christian Athletes’ and also was an officer of the ‘Letterman’s club’.

During his school years, Bayless became the columnist of the local school newspaper.

After his graduation, he was awarded the prestigious ‘Grantland Rice Scholarship’ to attend the famous ‘Vanderbilt University’.

At Vanderbilt, skip majored in English and History in 1974, where he was also the sports editor of the University newspaper ‘The Hustler’.

Career

What is Skip Bayless famous for?  John Edward skip Bayless is a famous commentator and Tv personality of the popular sports network ‘ESPN’

He initially worked for ‘The Miami Herald’, where he wrote sports features for two years.

Later on, Edward won the famous ‘Eclipse Award’ for outstanding Newspaper writing in 1977 for his coverage of Seattle Slew’s exciting Triple crown victory.

When he was 26 years of age, Bayless was hired by the reputed ‘The Dallas Morning News’, to write it’s front sports column.

Between 1999 and 2000, he used to commentate for the ‘Golf channel’ for the major gold competitions.

After many years of hustle, ‘ESPN’ hired Edward for full time with ‘Woody Paige’ for ‘The Denver Post’ in 2004.

Personal Information

Where does Skip Bayless live?  John Edward Skip Bayless currently lives in Briston, New York, North America.

The famous Tv show personality currently stands at 5 Feet and 8 Inches (1.78 Meters) and weighs around 78 Kilograms (171 Pounds).

Furthermore, the media star has blond hair perfect for tv and piercing hazel eyes.

In addition, skip still is in very good shape, with athletic built and nice facial features.

He is of American nationality and has a White American Caucasian ethnicity.

Moreover, skip’s fans enquire about his star sign, in order to relate with their favorite star. Well, Edward’s zodiac sign is  Sagittarius.

Relation

Who is Skip Bayless’s wife?  John Edward Skip Bayless’s wife is  Ernestine Sclafani.

Reportedly, the famous couple met on the sets of ‘Cold Pizza’, which was ESPN’s initial version of the ‘First Take’.

Ernestine worked as a PR executive and brought infamous actors, for instance, ‘Kevin Dillon’.

Sclafani and Edward were rumored to be dating for 11 years before they were married.

In 2016, reportedly, Bayless quit ESPN and joined with ‘Fox Sports’, after his contract expired.

Family

Who are Skip Bayless’s children?  John Edward skip Bayless does not have any children of his own, despite being 69 years of age.

 Edward’s father is ‘Mr. John Bayless’ and his mother’s name is  ‘Mrs. Levita Bayless’.

Early on, Edward’s father famous named his nickname ‘Skip’, which he uses till today.

Skip’s parents owned and ran the ‘Hickory House Restaurant’ in Oklahoma City.

Furthermore, his younger brother ‘Rick Bayless currently runs the family restaurant, where he became a chef, restaurateur, and tv personality.

However, Edward has not revealed much about his family’s detail, hence we can be sure that he wants to keep his personal life separate from his professional life.

Net Worth

What is Skip Bayless’ Net Worth? According to many sources,  John Edward skips Bayless is currently worth an impressive 13 Million USD.

His lucrative deals with ‘ESPN’ and other television companies have earned him millions of dollars in contracts.

Furthermore, his social media has thousands of followers, which gains huge engagements.

Consequently, many companies approach the famous commentator for sponsor deals and brand endorsements.

Trivia

The famous Tv personality has lived a fabulous and interesting life. Let’s look at some of the trivia and facts of the famous 69-year-old.

• He was also voted as the ‘Texas Sportswriter of the year’ by the ‘National Sportscasters and sportswriters Association’ three times.
• Bayless has a pet dog name ‘Hazel’, which he constantly features on his Instagram handle.
• His Twitter handle name is ‘RealSkipBayless’, which has an impressive following of 2.9 million fans, and he follows no one.
• Skip Bayless featured in the famous 2006 movie ‘Rocky Balboa’ in a cameo role.
• Edward also appeared in ‘ESPN 30 for30’ 2010 movie ‘Pony Excess’
• He also famously appeared in the 2011 ESPNU Documentary ‘Herschel’, which was about ‘University of Georgia’.
• Bayless was chosen for the prestigious ‘Oklahoma City Wall of Fame’, which recognized outstanding alumni of Oklahoma City public schools.
• In 2012. Bayless won the nomination for ‘Sports Emmy Award’ in the category of an outstanding sports personality.
• Edward was also nominated as co-recipient with ‘DJ steve Porter’ of a ‘Webby People’s Voice’ award.

Video

Does Skip Bayless have an official YouTube channel? No, Skip Bayless does not own an official YouTube account of his own.

However, Skip Bayless mostly features in the famous ‘Skip and Shannon: UNDISPUTED’ Youtube channel.

Furthermore, it has an impressive subscription of 1.94 million, which mostly features Skip Bayless and Shannon, generating thousands of views.

Here is one of the famous video featuring Skip Bayless. Enjoy!

Image Credit: @skipbayless Instagram

Video Credit: @Skipandshannon: UNDISPUTED YouTube