| | Paul Maguire rejoined ESPN in April 1998, returning to the network for which he worked from 1980 through 1986. He serves as an NFL analyst, specifically with Mike Patrick and Joe Theismann in a three-man booth for Sunday Night Football, the highest-rated series on cable.
During his first stint at ESPN, Maguire was an analyst with veteran play-by-play man Jim Simpson on college football and USFL games, and served as an analyst for NFL Draft coverage.
Maguire's previous tenure at ESPN during the early 80's was sandwiched between his role as NBC Sports' NFL studio and game analyst (1971-79 and 1986-97). Highlights at NBC include serving as game analyst for Super Bowls XXX and XXXII, and working the pregame show for Super Bowls XXIII and XXVII. Immediately prior to rejoining ESPN, Maguire was a member of NBC's lead NFL broadcast team with Dick Enberg and Phil Simms.
Maguire played professional football for 11 years as a punter and linebacker with the San Diego Chargers (1960-63) and the Buffalo Bills (1964-70), winning AFL championships in 1963-64-65. He holds Buffalo's punting record for longest-season average (42.1 yards per kick), and was named to the Bills' Silver Anniversary All-Time Team as a punter in 1984.
Maguire is a 1960 graduate of The Citadel where he earned all-Southern Conference honors and led the nation in receiving touchdowns his senior year.
He was born August 22, 1938.
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